Shamrocks and Oil Slicks
A People's Uprising Against Shell Oil in County Mayo, Ireland
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Word Count
40,000 words, Guess
Page Count
160 pages
Identifiers
- ISBN-101583678468
- ISBN-139781583678466
- Library of Congress Control Number2019037518
- OCLC Control Number1101635713
- Better World Books9781583678466
and 1 more
- Open LibraryOL28729451M
Classifications
- LCCGE190.I73W45 2019
- LCCGE190.I73 W45 2019
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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