{"product_id":"the-prize-by-daniel-yergin-book-price-in-bangladesh","title":"The Prize by Daniel Yergin","description":"\u003ch2\u003eAbout The Prize by Daniel Yergin – Pulitzer-Winning History of Oil, Money, Power, and Global Politics\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Prize by Daniel Yergin\u003c\/em\u003e tells the extraordinary history of oil and explains how one natural resource became deeply connected with money, political power, war, industry, and the modern global economy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInstead of treating petroleum as only a fuel, Yergin shows how control of oil changed the fortunes of companies and nations. His narrative stretches from the first commercial oil developments in Pennsylvania through industrial expansion, two world wars, the rise of Middle Eastern oil, the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait, Operation Desert Storm, the Iraq War, and modern debates about energy and climate change.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe result is a huge but connected story about business people, governments, wars, technology, and economic change.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor anyone who has wondered why oil prices, energy security, and oil-producing countries matter so much to international politics, \u003cem\u003eThe Prize\u003c\/em\u003e gives the historical background needed to understand those questions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy Oil Became a Prize Worth Fighting For\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBefore modern petroleum became widely used, few people could have imagined how important it would become.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOil eventually powered cars, aircraft, ships, factories, military machines, and whole industries. As demand grew, companies raced to find new reserves, countries tried to protect access to supplies, and governments began seeing petroleum as a strategic resource.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYergin follows this transformation in detail. The publisher describes the book as a panoramic history of the global struggle for oil, wealth, and power and explains that this competition has influenced international rivalries and the world economy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat makes the book more than a business history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt becomes a story about why certain countries became strategically important, why governments made major foreign-policy decisions around energy, and why control of natural resources could change political relationships across entire regions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHistory Through People, Companies, and Nations\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA book this large could easily become a long collection of dates and statistics. Yergin avoids that problem by telling much of the history through people.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe story follows oil pioneers, industrial leaders, political figures, governments, companies, and nations competing for opportunity and control.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThrough these people, readers see how the petroleum industry developed from risky early ventures into one of the world's most powerful economic systems.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBusiness decisions connect with national interests. New discoveries change markets. Political decisions affect companies. Wars increase the strategic value of fuel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis human approach helps readers see that oil history was created through choices made by real people under pressure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is one reason \u003cem\u003eThe Prize\u003c\/em\u003e works for readers interested in business history as well as those interested in politics, economics, or international relations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHow Oil Changed War and Global Politics\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne of the strongest ideas in \u003cem\u003eThe Prize\u003c\/em\u003e is that access to energy can become a matter of national security.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs military technology changed, armies and governments increasingly depended on petroleum. Fuel became essential for ships, aircraft, vehicles, and modern warfare.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat meant nations could not think about oil only as a commercial product.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYergin traces the relationship between oil and major international conflicts, including the world wars and later struggles in the Middle East. The updated publisher description specifically connects the book's historical scope with the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait, Operation Desert Storm, the Iraq War, geopolitics, and modern energy challenges.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can therefore see how energy needs can influence alliances, foreign policy, military planning, and relationships between oil-producing and oil-consuming countries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFollow the Rise of the Global Oil Economy\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Prize\u003c\/em\u003e also explains how petroleum became a huge international business.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs oil demand increased, companies searched across borders for new reserves. Governments became more involved. Producing countries wanted greater control over their resources, while consuming countries wanted secure and affordable supplies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe result was a complicated system where economics and politics constantly affected each other.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOil could create enormous private fortunes, provide governments with major revenue, and influence entire national economies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt the same time, shortages or disruptions could create serious economic pressure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis wider economic story makes the book useful for readers studying business, economics, political economy, international relations, or energy markets.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRather than looking at oil prices as isolated numbers, Yergin shows the history behind the global system that made petroleum so economically important.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eA Pulitzer Prize-Winning Work of General Nonfiction\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money \u0026amp; Power\u003c\/em\u003e won the \u003cstrong\u003e1992 Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction\u003c\/strong\u003e. The official Pulitzer Prize record names Daniel Yergin as the winner and identifies Simon \u0026amp; Schuster as the publisher of the winning work. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat recognition reflects the book's importance as serious nonfiction written for a broad audience.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe official publisher also notes that \u003cem\u003eThe Prize\u003c\/em\u003e received the Eccles Prize for an economics book aimed at general readers and was adapted into an eight-hour PBS\/BBC television series.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReaders are therefore getting more than a basic overview of petroleum. This is a major narrative history that connects energy with some of the defining economic and political events of the modern era.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eUpdated for a Changing Energy World\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe updated Free Press trade paperback includes an epilogue addressing contemporary energy concerns. The official edition was published on December 23, 2008, runs \u003cstrong\u003e928 pages\u003c\/strong\u003e, and carries ISBN 9781439110126.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe added material matters because the story of oil did not stop with the twentieth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEnergy security, geopolitical competition, war, economic growth, and climate change continue to shape discussions about petroleum in the twenty-first century. The publisher specifically presents the updated edition as connecting the historical story of oil with current battles over energy, geopolitics, and global power.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis historical perspective helps readers understand why today's energy questions have roots stretching back many decades.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWho Should Read The Prize?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Prize\u003c\/em\u003e is especially suitable for readers interested in:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWorld history\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOil and petroleum history\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEnergy economics\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGeopolitics\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInternational relations\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePolitical economy\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBusiness history\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Middle East\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWars and national security\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEnergy policy\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGlobal economic development\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eModern industrial history\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBecause the book is extensive, it works best for readers who enjoy detailed nonfiction and want more than a quick overview.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStudents can use it to build historical context for politics, economics, business, and international relations. 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