Quest

图书标准信息

• 作者 Daniel、Daniel Yergin 著
• 出版社 Penguin
• 出版时间 2011-09
• 版次 1
• ISBN 9781846145421
• 定价 400.00元
• 装帧 精装
• 开本 16开
• 纸张 胶版纸
• 页数 804页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

"TheQuest"continuestherivetingstoryDanielYerginbegantwentyyearsagowithhisNo.1InternationalBestseller"ThePrize",revealingtheon-goingquesttomeettheworld'senergyneeds-andthepowerandrichesthatcomewithit.Amasterstorytelleraswellasourmostexpertanalyst,Yerginprovesthatenergyistrulytheengineofglobalpoliticalandeconomicchange.FromthejammedstreetsofBeijing,theshoresoftheCaspianSea,andtheconflictsintheMiddleEast,toCapitolHillandSiliconValley,Yergintellstheinsidestoriesoftheoilmarket,theriseofthe'petrostate',theracetocontroltheresourcesoftheformerSovietempire,andthemassivecorporatemergersthathavetransformedtheoillandscape.Heshowshowthedramaofoil-thestruggleforaccesstoit,thebattleforcontrol,theinsecurityofsupply,itsimpactontheglobaleconomy,andthegeopoliticsthatdominateit-willcontinuetoshapeourworld.Andhetakesonthetoughestquestions:willwerunout;areChinaandtheUnitedStatesdestinedforconflict;whatofclimatechange?Yerginalsorevealsthesurprisingandturbulenthistoriesofnuclear,coal,andnaturalgas,andinvestigatesthe'rebirthofrenewables'-biofuels,wind,andsolarenergy-showinghowunderstandingthisgreeninglandscapeanditsfuturerolearecrucialtotheneedsofagrowingworldeconomy."TheQuest"presentsanextraordinaryrangeofcharactersanddramaticstoriestoillustratetheprinciplesthatwillshapeourenergysecuritysystemforthedecadestocome.Itisessentialreading.

【作者简介】

DanielYerginisoneofthemosthighlyrespectedandinfluentialauthoritiesintheworldonenergy,internationalpoliticsandeconomics.HeisarecipientoftheUnitedStatesEnergyAwardfor'lifelongachievementsinenergyandthepromotionofinternationalunderstanding'.Dr.YerginreceivedthePulitzerforThePrize:TheEpicQuestforOil,MoneyandPower,whichbecameanumberonebestsellerandwasmadeintoaneight-hourPBS/BBCseriesseenbymillionsofpeoplearoundtheworld.HeischairmanofIHSCambridgeEnergyResearchAssociates,theleadingresearchandconsultingfirminitsfield.HeservesasCNBC'sGlobalEnergyExpert.