ROPA. BLOOD OF CIVILIZATION EDITION 2

What will end first? The world or oil? A fascinating story about a substance that not only does not want to go down in history, but has even become a new weapon of the East. The book that received the second prize in the Economicus competition for the best book spreading economic knowledge. Discover the history of black gold, which had a huge impact on the development of Western civilization.

• Fascinating story about the history of oil
• The impact of oil on the fate of the world
• The story of Ignacy Łukasiewicz and his contribution to the development of the oil industry
• The role of oil in politics and economy
• Analysis of the impact of the war in Ukraine on the oil industry
• The history of oil as a new weapon of the East
• Book awarded in the Economicus competition

Oil is a substance that has fascinated and aroused controversy for centuries. It ensured Churchill's success, brought defeat to the Nazis and gave Rockefeller a fortune. It still decides who rules the world. Behind it are gigantic fuel interests and adventurous stories. What bill will Russia present now? The war in Ukraine has once again cast a sharp spotlight on the oil industry. Geopolitics is arranged along the lines of oil pipelines.

If it were not for the discovery of the extraordinary properties of oil, in which the Pole Ignacy Łukasiewicz played a huge role, Western civilization would not have grown so rapidly. How did the fate of black gold unfold, where did it begin and how might it end? This is a story about a substance that not only does not want to go down in history, but has even become a new weapon of the East. The first edition of Blood of Civilization received the second prize in the Economicus competition for the best book spreading economic knowledge.

The author, Andrzej Krajewski, is a publicist and historian who has been associated with the titles Dziennik Gazeta Prawna and for years, and also publishes in Polityka. From time to time he publishes books, .: Rzemieślnicy, Badylarze, Cinkciarze. Jak przedsiębiorczy Polacy przechytrzyli komunę oraz Dekada cudów 198898. Tak się rodził polski kapitalizm. The book has 376 pages and a format of 142x205 mm. It was published in 2023 by Mando Publishing in paperback.