Energopolitics

Dominic Boyer examines the politics of wind power and how it is shaped by myriad factors-from the legacies of settler colonialism and indigenous resistance to state bureaucracy and corporate investment-while outlining the fundamental impact of energy and fuel on political power.

Joint Preface to Wind and Power in the Anthropocene / Cymene Howe and Dominic Boyer ix Acknowledgments xix Introduction 1 1. Ixtepec 27 2. La Ventosa 60 3. Oaxaca de Juarez 95 4. Distrito Federal 127 5. Guidxiguie' (Juchitan de Zaragoza) 158 Joint Conclusion to Wind and Power in the Anthropocene / Cymene Howe and Dominic Boyer 194 Notes 199 References 225 Index 251