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As Used On the Famous Nelson Mandela Mark Thomas

As Used On the Famous Nelson Mandela By Mark Thomas

As Used On the Famous Nelson Mandela by Mark Thomas


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Summary

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. 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.

As Used On the Famous Nelson Mandela Summary

As Used On the Famous Nelson Mandela: Underground Adventures in the Arms and Torture Trade by Mark Thomas

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.

As Used On the Famous Nelson Mandela 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 *

About Mark Thomas

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.

Additional information

GOR001215492
9780091909222
0091909228
As Used On the Famous Nelson Mandela: Underground Adventures in the Arms and Torture Trade by Mark Thomas
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Ebury Publishing
2007-04-05
352
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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