Packed with interviews, top-secret information and fearless journalism, Feinstein presents the outrageous players, terrifying organizations and dodgy backroom deals - as well as the victims of the shadow world.
Andrew Feinstein is the author of After the Party- A Personal and Political Journey Inside the ANC, a best-selling memoir of his time as an African National Congress Member of Parliament in South Africa. His journalism has been featured in the Guardian, the Daily Telegraph, Prospect, the New York Times, Der Spiegel, the New Statesman and Africa Report. In 2011 he authored the lead article in the authoritative Sipri Yearbook. He appears regularly on the BBC, CNN and Al Jazeera. He has recently been an Open Society Institute International Fellow and is the founding co-director of Corruption Watch, an anti-corruption NGO, and chairperson of the Aids charity FoTAC.
"An authoritative guide to the business of war. Chilling,
heartbreaking, and enraging."---Arundhati Roy"Feinstein writes with
a crusading spirit and a depth of detail that lend "The Shadow
World" urgency and authority....A comprehensive treatment of the
arms trade, possibly the most complete account that has ever been
written."---"The Washington Post""Feinstein makes his case with an
impressive amount of detailed research and a gift for narrative
that make his findings hard to dismiss."---"Foreign Affairs""An
eye-opener...Everyone would do well to read this book and
self-educate on what this world is all about, and then take some
action in the voting booth....Tremendous."---"Pittsburgh
Post-Gazette"
"Remarkable and courageous. There is enough in Feinstein's book for
a dozen film pitches. Bizarre characters leap from the page . . .
We knew the arms business was corrupt, but only a book as
exhaustively researched as this one is able to reveal just how
serious and extensive this corruption really is, and how democracy
itself is threatened. "The Shadow World" is a heroic book by an
author who, in writing it, has put himself in the firing line. We
surely can't go on leaving this story to Hollywood. The global arms
trade totalled $1.6 trillion in 2010, up 53% in 10 years. As the
world plunges into a double dip recession, with huge stockpiles of
weapons, the script is being written for the ultimate disaster
movie." -- "Sunday Herald""" "That the world is awash in weapons is
not news. But the way weapons large and small flow from the United
States, Britain and other producers to the world's villains is ever
astonishing. In "The Shadow World," Andrew Feinstein gives us a
sweeping and troub
"A devastating and scrupulously documented account of the greed,
venality, and rampant corruption pervading the global arms trade.
Andrew Feinstein has produced a brilliant and massively important
book." -- Andrew J. Bacevich, author of "Washington Rules:
America's Path to Permanent War" and Ret. Colonel, U.S. Army
"Feinstein's book is sound, timely and invaluable. Diligent readers
will be rewarded." --"Kirkus Review" (starred) "The "Shadow World"
peels back the veil of secrecy behind which the global arms trade
undermines accountable democracy, socioeconomic development, and
human rights, causing suffering across the world. In the same way
that Andrew Feinstein exposed a corrupt arms deal that darkened
South Africa's rainbow nation, he has now turned his forensic gaze
on the impact of similar weapons deals around the world. This book
is essential reading for anyone who cares about justice,
transparency, and accountability in both the public and private
spheres, and for anyone who beli
"Feinstein's book is sound, timely and invaluable. Diligent readers
will be rewarded." --"Kirkus Review" (starred) "The "Shadow World"
peels back the veil of secrecy behind which the global arms trade
undermines accountable democracy, socioeconomic development, and
human rights, causing suffering across the world. In the same way
that Andrew Feinstein exposed a corrupt arms deal that darkened
South Africa's rainbow nation, he has now turned his forensic gaze
on the impact of similar weapons deals around the world. This book
is essential reading for anyone who cares about justice,
transparency, and accountability in both the public and private
spheres, and for anyone who believes that it is more important to
invest in saving lives than in the machinery of death."
--Archbishop Desmond Tutu
"The "Shadow World" peels back the veil of secrecy behind which the
global arms trade undermines accountable democracy, socioeconomic
development, and human rights, causing suffering across the world.
In the same way that Andrew Feinstein exposed a corrupt arms deal
that darkened South Africa's rainbow nation, he has now turned his
forensic gaze on the impact of similar weapons deals around the
world. This book is essential reading for anyone who cares about
justice, transparency, and accountability in both the public and
private spheres, and for anyone who believes that it is more
important to invest in saving lives than in the machinery of
death." --Archbishop Desmond Tutu
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