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The Shadow World

Inside the Global Arms Trade

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The digital audiobook edition of Andrew Feinstein's powerful exposé, The Shadow World: Inside the Global Arms Trade, complete and unabridged and read by the actor Gildart Jackson.

Pulling back the curtain on the secretive world of the global arms trade, Andrew Feinstein reveals the corruption and the cover-ups behind weapons deals ranging from the largest in history - between the British and Saudi governments - to BAE's controversial transactions in South Africa, Tanzania and eastern Europe, and the revolving-door relationships that characterise the US Congressional-Military-Industrial Complex. He exposes in forensic detail both the formal government-to-government trade in arms and the shadow world of illicit weapons dealing - and lays bare the shocking and inextricable links between the two.

The Shadow World places us in the midst of the arms trade's dramatic wheeling and dealing, ranging from corporate boardrooms to seedy out-of-the-way hotels via far-flung offshore havens, and reveals the profound danger this network represents to all of us.

 Freedom & Security International Relations Military Politics & Government Weapons & Warfare National Security Africa Government Middle East Russia

What the critics say

Praise for Andrew Feinstein's After the Party (-)
Chronicles a dream sabotaged by the graft, shenanigans and deceit of a £5 billion arms procurement
A damning exposure of the shocking effects of the arms trade on a new democracy. Brave and compelling
A truth-seeking missile. It reveals how much courage is required to swim against the sycophantic tide. To many it's clear he is a hero
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This is a very layered book. Took me a lot longer to listen than most books.
This book gives you an amazing glimpse into the scum and alligator filled swamp that is the military arms complex.
Worth having ! #Audible1

Scary and enlightening #Audible1

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Terrifying realities will cause anger and hopefully motivate listeners to action... not for those who think the world is nice but important for everyone who wants to know real issues... terrific narrator

Incredible performance

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