Economic History of the European Energy Industry: Lighting up Western Europe, 19th to 21st Centuries. Edited by Alberte Martínez-López, Jesús Mirás-Araujo, and Nuria Rodríguez-Martín. London and New York: Routledge (Explorations in Economic History), 2025. Pp. 216. £145.00, hardback.

Key Points

• The book aims to analyze the economic development and historical significance of the energy industry in Western Europe from the 19th century to the present.
• Examine historical data and literature regarding energy production and consumption.
• Discuss the influence of industrialization on energy infrastructure.
• Explore supply chains associated with the energy industry.
• Highlights the relationship between energy industry growth and economic development.
• Shows significant changes in energy consumption patterns over two centuries.
• Explores the socio-economic implications of the energy sector's evolution.