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Andrew feinstein is executive director of corruption watch, an ngo that. Inside the global arms trade andrew feinstein isbn. In shadow world, a book on the global arms trade, author andrew feinstein argues that there is only a thin line between what constitutes legal and illegal. Pulling back the curtain on the secretive world of the global arms trade, andrew feinstein reveals the corruption and the coverups behind. Andrew feinstein is founding director of shadow world investigations formerly corruption watch, an ngo that undertakes pathbreaking investigations into cases of grand corruption, corporate malfeasance and militarism, predominantly but not exclusively in the global arms trade. The shadow world by andrew feinstein, published by hamish hamiltonpenguin, 2011. Feinstein writes with a crusading spirit and a depth of detail that lend the shadow world urgency and authority.

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Buy the shadow world book online at low prices in india. But the way weapons large and small flow from the united states, britain and other producers to the world s villains is ever astonishing. The shadow world is the harrowing behindthescenes tale of the global arms trade, revealing the deadly collusion that all too often exists among senior politicians, weapons manufacturers, felonious arms dealers, and the military a situation that compromises our security and undermines our democracy. Many of the sensational stories he tells have earned attention before, but he adds depth and shows how often patterns repeat. Andrew feinstein is one of many who think eisenhowers warning has gone unheeded, in america and elsewhere.

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