{"product_id":"looting-machine-warlords-oligarchs-corporations-smugglers-and-the-theft-of-africas-wealth","title":"Looting Machine: Warlords, Oligarchs, Corporations, Smugglers, and the Theft of Africa's Wealth","description":"\u003ch1\u003eLooting Machine: Warlords, Oligarchs, Corporations, Smugglers, and the Theft of Africa's Wealth\u003c\/h1\u003eTom Burgis\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: PublicAffairs\u003cbr\u003eMay 03 2016\u003cbr\u003eEAN: 9781610397117\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 1610397118\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eItems marked as \u003cb\u003eWAREHOUSE\u003c\/b\u003e may take additional time to be delivered to your address or picked up in the store.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSynopsis: \u003cb\u003eAn \"impressive\" (\u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e) exposé of twenty-first century individuals and companies who have become obscenely rich from the resource trade in Africa\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Africa is the world's poorest continent and, arguably, its richest. In \u003ci\u003eThe Looting Machine\u003c\/i\u003e, Tom Burgis takes readers on a gripping journey into the world of the magnates and militiamen, the despots and jet-setting executives who gorge on Africa's vast stocks of oil, gas, metals, and precious stones. Combining deep reporting with an action-packed narrative, Burgis presents a blistering investigation of the plunder of a continent and the terrible human toll.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"27th Letter Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44069091639341,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0673\/3588\/0749\/files\/original_c06a6fb2-654e-4bec-961d-ea4b121fd80b.jpg?v=1765795197","url":"https:\/\/27thletterbooks.com\/products\/looting-machine-warlords-oligarchs-corporations-smugglers-and-the-theft-of-africas-wealth","provider":"27th Letter Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}