Download or read book Societies Beyond Oil written by John Urry and published by . This book was released on with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this groundbreaking book, John Urry shows how the twentieth century created a mirage of unlimited future growth that masked its limits. He considers the nature of an oil-dependent world facing energy descent and what lessons can be learned from past energy-constrained societies. With no large-scale plan B to energize and mobilize societies, Urry assesses the likelihood of some very different futures for this century.