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Shamrocks and oil slicks: a people's uprising against Shell oil in County Mayo, Ireland

By Wilcox , Fred Allen

Book information

Publisher
New York University Press;Monthly Review Press
Year
2019
ISBN
9781583678466, 9781583678473, 1583678468, 1583678476
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
2 MB (2422088 bytes)
Pages
168 pages ; 23 cm\0
Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
Economic history;Environmental protection--Citizen

Description

"Shamrocks & Oil Slicks "tells the story of County Mayo-the fishermen, farmers, teachers, business people-who, motivated by love for their environment, their community, and their country, fought Shell Oil, one of the planet's most powerful destroyers to a standstill. The people launched a nonviolent resistance movement that was to last some fifteen years. Residents from all walks of life were beaten by police, threatened by mercenaries, sent to jail and prison. Abandoned by the state and their church, insulted and maligned by the media, they refused to give up fighting to save their environment and their heritage"--

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