World for Sale
«Some of the stories could be straight out of John Le Carré. The difference is they're true . . . A fascinating tale . . . A great read about very important topics. It's well worth your time.»
Andrew Neil
Detaljer
- Forlag
- Penguin (Cornerstone)
- Innbinding
- Paperback
- Språk
- Engelsk
- Sider
- 416
- ISBN
- 9781847942678
- Utgivelsesår
- 2022
- Format
- 20 x 13 cm
Anmeldelser
«Some of the stories could be straight out of John Le Carré. The difference is they're true . . . A fascinating tale . . . A great read about very important topics. It's well worth your time.»
Andrew Neil
«A fantastic book about the world of commodity trading.»
Stephanie Flanders, Bloomberg Stephanomics
«A fascinating, sometimes hair-raising new book . . . A book which on the one hand tells us some really important things about the nature of money, power and the nature of the modern economy, but on the other is just full of some of the most fascinating stories.»
Matthew Taylor, RSA Bridges to the Future
«The captivating stories of the powerful commodity traders and mystery actors of markets and geopolitics»
Roula Khalaf, FT Editor-in-Chief - Summer Books 2021, Financial Times
«A very impressive profile of an industry that has long preferred to avoid the spotlight . . . The authors deftly weave stories of the individual traders and their trades with an account of the major shifts in the global economy of the past 70 years . . . Extensively researched and well written throughout . . . I would not hesitate to recommend this book.»
International Affairs
«A thriller . . . An engaging story of secret deals and embargo-evasion.»
Forbes
«The story of how a few commodity-trading firms quietly reconfigured the world economy, making fortunes, juggling embargoes and swaying geopolitics.»
Books of the Year, Economist
«This jaw-dropping study shows how much money and global influence is concentrated in the hands of a tiny group . . . A remarkable book . . . As the authors roam from oilfield to wheatfield, they reveal information so staggering you almost gasp . . . The colour is fantastic . . . Tracking down some of the biggest names in the business to their German castles and stud farms and persuading them to talk is a rare scoop.»
Sunday Times
«A globe-spanning corporate thriller, full of intrigue and double dealing . . . Changes how we see the world, often in horrifying ways . . . The book weaves together years of reporting experience in the field with access to many of the key figures in an industry dominated by huge characters . . . New insights and reporting mean that even seasoned observers will be amazed.»
James Ball, Spectator
«Anecdotally rich . . . A highly readable study in world economics and a valuable primer for would-be oil barons.»
Kirkus
«Blas and Farchy compellingly lay out how a handful of secretive traders have had a hand in directing not only the world's commodities, but also its politics and history. The World for Sale draws back the covers on a sector where civil wars, dubious regimes and the collapse of states have often been just another business opportunity - and what that has meant for the rest of us. Intriguing and, at times, alarming.»
Helen Thomas, Business Editor, BBC Newsnight
«A colorful and alarming exposé of the shadowy world of global commodity trading . . . Hair-raising anecdotes . . . An engrossing look at an obscure yet consequential corner of the financial world.»
Publishers Weekly
«Some of the stories beggar belief . . . A fascinating story, it's just incredible some of the routes that the money takes.»
Lawrence Pollard, BBC Newsday
«If you have the slightest interest in how the modern world was made, by whom, at what price, and at what profit, this is the book for you . . . Superbly researched and tidily written . . . A clean, compelling chronicle of the central role that commodity traders have played in the global economy from the end of World War II to the present. What they found isn't pretty - but it's plenty illuminating.»
Foreign Policy