THE SHADOW WORLD : Inside the Global Arms Trade
Inbunden bok.
Nära nyskick. Hamish Hamilton, 2011, XXX 672 pp., orig. hardback w. d/j., 1st edition, VG/new condition
Förlagsfakta
- ISBN
- 9780241144411
- Titel
- The shadow world : inside the global arms trade
- Författare
- Feinstein, Andrew - Holden, Paul - Pace, Barnaby
- Förlag
- London : Hamish Hamilton
- Utgivningsår
- 2011
- Språk
- English
- Baksidestext
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [537]-641) and index.
Dramatis personae -- Prologue -- Introduction -- Section I : The Second-Oldest Profession. Sins of commission -- The Nazi connection -- Section II : Nice Work If You can Get It. The Saudi connection -- In defence of humanity -- The ultimate deal or the ultimate crime? -- Diamonds and arms -- Buckling to Bandar -- And justice for none? -- Section III : Business As Usual. Things fall apart - with help from BAE -- After the Wall : capitalism BAE-style -- The ultimate cop-out -- Section IV : The Arms Superpowers. Legal bribery -- In the name of Uncle Sam -- Taking the mickey, the toilet seat and the hammer ... in a galaxy far, far away -- Illegal bribery -- Beyond Utopia, hope? -- America's shop window -- Making a killing : Iraq and Afghanistan -- Section V : The Killing Fields. Cry, the beloved continent -- Section VI : End Game. Bringing peace to the world -- Future imperfect.
