The Shadow World: Inside the Global Arms Trade

The Shadow World: Inside the Global Arms Trade

by Andrew Feinstein
The Shadow World: Inside the Global Arms Trade

The Shadow World: Inside the Global Arms Trade

by Andrew Feinstein

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Overview

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.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781250013958
Publisher: Picador
Publication date: 11/27/2012
Edition description: Revised
Pages: 736
Sales rank: 1,155,840
Product dimensions: 5.50(w) x 8.20(h) x 1.30(d)

About the Author

Andrew Feinstein is the author of After the Party, a political memoir. He is currently an Open Society Institute Fellow and the founding codirector of Corruption Watch in London.

Table of Contents

List of Figures ix

Illustration Credits x

Dramatis Personae xi

Prologue xvii

Introduction xxii

Section I The Second-Oldest Profession

1 Sins of Commission 3

2 The Nazi Connection 19

Section II Nice Work If You Can Get It

3 The Saudi Connection 35

4 In Defence of Humanity 56

5 The Ultimate Deal or the Ultimate Crime? 74

6 Diamonds and Arms 98

7 Buckling to Bandar 127

8 And Justice for None? 154

Section III Business as Usual

9 Things Fall Apart-with Help from BAE 175

10 After the Capitalism BAE-Style 197

11 The Ultimate Cop-Out 225

Section IV The Arms Superpower

12 Legal Bribery 237

13 In the Name of Uncle Sam 262

14 Taking the Mickey, the Toilet Seat and the Hammer… in a Galaxy Far, Far Away 273

15 Illegal Bribery 305

16 Beyond Utopia, Hope? 330

17 America's Shop Window 373

18 Making a Killing: Iraq and Afghanistan 395

Section V The Killing Fields

19 Cry, the Beloved Continent 435

Section VI End Game

20 Bringing Peace to the World 501

21 Future Imperfect 523

Afterword to the Picador Edition 532

Acknowledgements 552

Notes and References 557

Index 667

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