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As Used On the Famous Nelson Mandela :Underground Adventures in the Arms and Torture Trade
As Used On the Famous Nelson Mandela :Underground Adventures in the Arms and Torture Trade
paperback
Published:
5 April, 2007
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Description
Mark Thomas is one of the UK's most effective and best-known political activists, as well as being a highly successful stand-up comedian. His show, The Mark Thomas Product, ran for six highly acclaimed series on Channel Four. Amazingly, this is his first book.
As Used On the Famous Nelson Mandela is a deeply funny, deeply disturbing account of Mark's rampage through the arms trade. Under a fairly flimsy disguise and with the use of some worryingly poor accents, Mark set off on a journey of discovery in the company of arms dealers, torture victims, politicians, cops, crusties and geeks. The result is a shockingly entertaining read.
Embedded within the sharpness of his humour is the truth of an industry fraught with loopholes, complacency and greed; that allows corrupt regimes to kill, maim and displace, but whose deals are often subsidised by the British taxpayer.
Hard-hitting, laugh-out-loud funny and extremely unsettling, As Used on the Famous Nelson Mandela is never anything less than compulsive.
More Details
| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9780091909222 |
| ISBN10 | 0091909228 |
| Number Of Pages | 352 |
| Item Weight | 239 g |
| Product Dimensions | 126 x 198 x 22 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | Ebury Publishing |
| Format | paperback |
Media Reviews
John Pilger with laughs * Guardian *
Thomas, in essence, is a brilliant investigative journalist disguised as an angry, shouty comedian ... very funny indeed * Daily Telegraph *
A genuine eye-opener * Mail on Sunday *
Courageous book ... A humorous yet heartfelt polemic ... Thomas' revelations are riveting * Independent *
Thomas's investigations are gripping * Daily Telegraph *
A very readable account * Time Out *
His outrage translates brilliantly on the page ... Profoundly disturbing, even moving but ultimately the main thing is it's a hugely entertaining read * City FM *
[A] funny and daming expose * Glasgow Herald *
Intelligent, funny and disturbing * TNT Magazine *
Deeply funny, deeply disturbing ... a shockingly entertaining read * Notion *
Author's Bio
Mark Thomas has worked as a comedian for over twenty years. His activist, campaigning brand of comedy has been a thorn in the side of many politicians and corporations. However, recently he has been invited to give evidence at various government select committees. He is one of a limited number of people to be awarded a UN Global Human Rights Defender Award and has also been awarded a Kurdish National Congress Medal of Honour amongst other citations. His three-year campaign to stop the building of the Ilisu dam in Turkey was ultimately successful and saved 78,000 Kurds from being displaced.