Andrew Feinstein
Auteur de The Shadow World: Inside the Global Arms Trade
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Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Autres noms
- Andrew Josef Feinstein
- Date de naissance
- 1964-03-16
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- South Africa
- Lieux de résidence
- UK
- Études
- Kings College, Cambridge
University of California, Berkeley
University of Cape Town - Professions
- Member of Parliament
economic advisor
Membres
Critiques
Good reading at first, drags a little towards the end
Self indulgent, preachy and not so very interesting 13 years later.
This really functions as a (very detailed) primer on the world's unofficial & criminal arms trade. If you want to learn about the large structures of the world's illegal arms trade, this is the place to start.
Heavy on detail, as others have commented, but that's necessary, I think, to give a good initial introduction to the student of these dark arts. Maybe 1/3 of the book deals with Saudi Arabia, which is probably appropriate.
I was entertained, somewhat educated (quickly forgot a lot of the details) and, at times, shocked.… (plus d'informations)
Heavy on detail, as others have commented, but that's necessary, I think, to give a good initial introduction to the student of these dark arts. Maybe 1/3 of the book deals with Saudi Arabia, which is probably appropriate.
I was entertained, somewhat educated (quickly forgot a lot of the details) and, at times, shocked.… (plus d'informations)
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 3
- Membres
- 257
- Popularité
- #89,245
- Évaluation
- 3.5
- Critiques
- 13
- ISBN
- 21
- Langues
- 2
Fascinating, methodical, and extremely difficult at times, The Shadow World opens the light on just how far reaching and devastating the gloabl arms trade is. An important book to say the least.