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FIGURES 1.1. Megajoules of energy consumed per 1982 U.S. dollar of GDP 18 2.1. World population, 400 b.c.e.–1500 c.e. 39 2.2. Per-capita energy consumption in world history, selected societies 46 2.3. World fossil-fuel consumption, 1950–2003 49 MAPS 5.1. China 124 7.1. Southeast Asian rice deltas 194 TABLES 2.1. Human energy regimes through history 36 2.2. Estimated world regional populations 40 2.3. Average daily per-capita energy consumption 48 F I G U R E S , M A P S , A N D T A B L E S ix This page intentionally left blank ...

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