The Rest Is HistoryMarch 24, 2022

167. Oil: The Making of the Modern World

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About This Episode

Tom and Dominic are joined by Helen Thompson, Professor of Political Economy at the University of Cambridge, to talk about the incredible influence of oil over the last couple of centuries. Discussion covers the first oil well ever drilled, how it's hard to overestimate Hitler's obsession with oil, and the formation of OPEC in the aftermath of the Suez Crisis. Helen's new book 'Disorder: Hard Times in the 21st Century' is out now. Catch our second episode with Helen tomorrow, or get it right now by going to restishistorypod.com! Producer: Dom Johnson Exec Producer: Jack Davenport *The Rest Is History Live Tour 2023*: Tom and Dominic are back on tour this autumn! See them live in London, New Zealand, and Australia! Buy your tickets here: restishistorypod.com Twitter: @TheRestHistory @holland_tom @dcsandbrook

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Shah of Shars

Richard Kapuscinski

“Richard Kapuscinski, the great Polish travel writer, in his brilliant book, Shah of Shars, about Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the last Shah of Iran, had a pretty catastrophic encounter with oil.”

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Disorder, Hard Times in the 21st Century

Helen Thompson

“Helen, your book just out this week, Disorder, Hard Times in the 21st Century, casts the current crisis in Ukraine as being part of a continuum that reaches back at least a century.”

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