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This concise book focuses on the importance of the global aspects of alternative energy consumption. Focusing on theories of energy use and possible energy transition, Renewable Energies delivers an accessible overview on the relationships between different types of energy production and their practical usages in modern societies. It evaluates different types of energy production, not independently from each other, but as culturally and socially dependent on one another. The book also reflects on challenges for social science analysis in a politically steered realm of research.

Exploring the interplay between civilization and wilderness in American literature, this paper delves into Frederick Jackson Turner's analysis of the Frontier's role in shaping American identity. It argues that the harsh realities of nature influenced the American character, presenting wilderness as both a lawless space and a site of individual exile, exemplified by Hester Prynne in Nathaniel Hawthorne's Scarlet Letter. The discussion highlights how wilderness symbolizes both danger and personal freedom, reflecting broader themes in American history and literature.