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Thirty years ago, our global energy landscape did not look remarkably different from what it does today. Three or four decades from now, it certainly will: dwindling oil reserves will clash with skyrocketing demand, as developing nations around the world lead their citizens into the modern energy economy, and all the while, the grave threat of catastrophic climate change looms ever larger. Energy worries are at an all-time high--just how will we power our future? With The Powers That Be, Scott L. Montgomery cuts through the hype, alarmism, and confusion to give us a straightforward, informed ac.

Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- CONTENTS -- Preface to the Paperback Edition -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- INTRODUCTION: Ideas as Historical Forces -- PART I: INVENTORS OF MODERNITY AND WHAT BECAME OF THEIR IDEAS -- 1 Adam Smith: The Science of Man, Morality, and Money -- 2 Karl Marx: The Tragic Consequences of a Brilliant Theory -- 3 Charles Darwin: Struggle and Selection in the Realm of Ideas -- 4 Making Democracy: The Jefferson-Hamilton Debates -- PART II: SECULAR AND RELIGIOUS REACTIONS AGAINST ENLIGHTENMENT -- 5 Counter-Enlightenment: From Antimodernism to Fascism -- 6 Christian Fundamentalism: The Politics of God in America -- 7 Purifying Islam: The Muslim Reaction against the Western Enlightenment -- CONCLUSION: The Power of Ideas and the Importance of the Humanities -- Bibliography -- Index