Patrick Alley

Broschiertes Buch

Terrible Humans

The World's Most Corrupt Super-Villains and the Fight to Bring Them Down

Beschreibung

From the author of Very Bad People, another thrilling exploration of the world's worst warlords, grifters and kleptocrats - and the brilliant investigators taking them down

Autor

Patrick Alley is one of the three founders of Global Witness. Founded in 1993, Global Witness has become one of the world's leading investigative organisations dedicated to routing out corruption & environmental and human rights abuses around the world, with Patrick taking part in over 50 field investigations in South East Asia, Africa, Latin America and Europe. Taking the findings to governments, lawmakers and into the boardrooms of multinational companies, Patrick and his colleagues have challenged the assumption that you can't change things. Alongside his two co-founders, Patrick received the 2014 Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship. Global Witness were nominated for the 2003 Nobel Peace Prize for their work exposing the murderous trade in Blood Diamonds.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Octopus Publishing Group
• Seitenzahl: 352
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. Juli 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 193mm x 124mm x 29mm
• Gewicht: 308g
• ISBN-13: 9781800961999
• ISBN-10: 1800961995
• Artikelnr.: 71231057

Rezensionen

Few people have shown more commitment to investigative journalism than Patrick Alley. His latest book is a vivid, compelling testament to the importance of revealing corruption and wrong-doing and shining a light into dark places, wherever in the world they are. Peter Geoghegan, author of 'Democracy for Sale'