The Shadow World

Inside the Global Arms Trade

672 pages

English language

Published July 19, 2011 by Farrar, Straus and Giroux.

ISBN:
978-0-374-20838-7
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OCLC Number:
759161715

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The Shadow World presents the behind-the-scenes tale of the global arms trade, exposing in forensic detail the deadly collusion that too often exists among senior politicians, weapons manufacturers, felonious arms dealers, and the military--a situation that compromises our security and undermines our democracy.

Now a major PBS documentary

"An authoritative guide to the business of war. Chilling, heartbreaking, and enraging."--Arundhati Roy

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.

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Subjects

  • Defense industries
  • Illegal arms transfers
  • Arms transfers