| The Shadow World: Inside the Global Arms Trade Revised, Update Edition Contributor(s): Feinstein, Andrew (Author) |
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ISBN: 125001395X ISBN-13: 9781250013958 Publisher: Picador USA OUR PRICE: $23.40 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Security (national & International) - Political Science | Corruption & Misconduct |
| Dewey: 382.456 |
| Physical Information: 1.9" H x 5.4" W x 8.4" (1.85 lbs) 736 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Soon to be a Major PBS Documentary Event An authoritative guide to the business of war. Chilling, heartbreaking, and enraging.---Arundhati Roy The Shadow World is the behind-the-scenes tale of the global arms trade, exposing in forensic detail the deadly collusion that all too often exists among senior politicians, weapons manufacturers, felonious arms dealers, and the military---a situation that compromises our security and undermines our democracy. Andrew Feinstein reveals the cover-ups behind a range of weapons deals, from the largest in history---between the British and Saudi governments---to the guns-for-diamonds deals in Africa and the current $60 billion U.S. weapons contract with Saudi Arabia. Based on pathbreaking reporting and unprecedented access to top-secret information, The Shadow World takes us into a clandestine realm that is as vitally important as it is shocking. |
Contributor Bio(s): Feinstein, Andrew: - Andrew Feinstein is the author of After the Party, a political memoir. He is currently an Open Society Institute Fellow and the founding co-director of Corruption Watch in London. |