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100 1 _aFeinstein, Andrew,
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245 1 4 _aThe shadow world : inside the global arms trade /
_cAndrew Feinstein.
250 _a1st American ed.
260 _aNew York :
_bFarrar, Straus and Giroux,
_c2011.
300 _axxx, 672 p. :
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_c24 cm.
500 _aOriginally published: London : Hamish Hamilton, 2011.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [537]-641) and index.
505 0 _aThe second-oldest profession. Sins of commission ; The Nazi connection -- 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? -- Business as usual. Things fall apart-- with help from BAE ; After the Wall : capitalism, BAE-style ; The ultimate cop-out -- The arms superpower. 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 -- The killing fields. Cry, the beloved continent -- End game. Bringing peace to the world ; Future imperfect.
650 0 _aArms transfers.
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650 0 _aIllegal arms transfers.
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650 0 _aDefense industries.
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