""The Prize

The Epic Quest for Oil, Money and Power ""

Yergin

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Free Press
01 May 2009

History; Economics & Business

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and hailed as ""the best history of oil ever written"" by Business Week, Daniel Yergin's ""spellbinding...irresistible"" (The New York Times) account of the global pursuit of oil, money, and power addresses the ongoing energy crisis.

Now with an epilogue that speaks directly to the current energy crisis, The Prize recounts the panoramic history of the world's most important resource--oil. Daniel Yergin's timeless book chronicles the struggle for wealth and power that has surrounded oil for decades and that continues to fuel global rivalries, shake the world economy, and transform the destiny of men and nations. This updated edition categorically proves the unwavering significance of oil throughout the twentieth century and into the twenty-first by tracing economic and political clashes over precious ""black gold.""

With his far-reaching insight and in-depth research, Yergin is uniquely positioned to address the present battle over energy which undoubtedly ranks as one of the most vital issues of our time. The canvas of his narrative history is enormous--from the drilling of the first well in Pennsylvania through two great world wars to the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait, Operation Desert Storm, and both the Iraq War and current climate change. The definitive work on the subject of oil, The Prize is a book of extraordinary breadth, riveting excitement, and great value--crucial to our understanding of world politics and the economy today--and tomorrow.

By: Yergin
Imprint: Free Press
Country of Publication: United States [Currently unable to ship to USA: see Shipping Info]
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 155mm, Spine: 45mm
Weight: 1.246kg
ISBN: 9781439110126
ISBN 10: 1439110123
Pages: 928
Publication Date: 01 May 2009
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for ""The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money and Power ""

Splendid and epic history of oil.... The story is brilliantly told...with its remarkable cast of characters. -- The Wall Street Journal Spellbinding...irresistible...monumental...must be read to understand the first thing about the role of oil in modern history. -- The New York Times Impassioned and riveting...only in the great epics of Homer will readers regularly run into a comparable string of larger-than-life swashbucklers and statesmen, heroes and villains. -- San Francisco Examiner A masterly narrative...The Prize portrays the interweaving of national and corporate interests, the conflicts and stratagems, the miscalculations, the follies, and the ironies. -- James Schlesinger, former U.S. Secretary of Defense and U.S. Secretary of Energy