Prize: the epic quest for oil, money and power Yergin, Daniel

By:

Yergin, Daniel

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York Free Press 1992Description: 885 p. xxxii (index pages)ISBN:

9780671799328

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DDC classification:

338.2782

Summary: The Prize recounts the panoramic history of oil - and the struggle for wealth power that has always surrounded oil. This struggle has shaken the world economy, dictated the outcome of wars, and transformed the destiny of men and nations. The Prize is as much a history of the twentieth century as of the oil industry itself. The canvas of this history is enormous - from the drilling of the first well in Pennsylvania through two great world wars to the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait and Operation Desert Storm. The cast extends from wildcatters and rogues to oil tycoons, and from Winston Churchill and Ibn Saud to George Bush and Saddam Hussein. The definitive work on the subject of oil and a major contribution to understanding our century, The Prize is a book of extraordinary breadth, riveting excitement - and great importance.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Barcode
Book	Ahmedabad	338.2782 Y3P7 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	164987
Book	Bangalore	338.272820904 YER (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	53562
Book	Bangalore	338.272820904 YER (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	C35409

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The Prize recounts the panoramic history of oil - and the struggle for wealth power that has always surrounded oil. This struggle has shaken the world economy, dictated the outcome of wars, and transformed the destiny of men and nations. The Prize is as much a history of the twentieth century as of the oil industry itself. The canvas of this history is enormous - from the drilling of the first well in Pennsylvania through two great world wars to the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait and Operation Desert Storm. The cast extends from wildcatters and rogues to oil tycoons, and from Winston Churchill and Ibn Saud to George Bush and Saddam Hussein. The definitive work on the subject of oil and a major contribution to understanding our century, The Prize is a book of extraordinary breadth, riveting excitement - and great importance.

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