Publication

1997-04-18 - Macmillan

Language

English

Word Count

84,000 words, Guess

Page Count

336 pages

Physical Format

Hardcover

Identifiers

and 2 more
  • Library of Congress Control Numbergb97073829
  • LibraryThing434512

Classifications

  • LCCKD1960 .V53 1997

Description

An account of and background to the 1990 libel trial of two London activists who allegedly libelled the McDonald's Corporation in a pamphlet "What's wrong with McDonald's?" and which ranged through issues from employment, advertising, recycling and litter to nutrition, animal rights and deforestation. In 1990 McDonald's slapped writs on five London activists for allegedly libelling them in a leaflet entitled, "What's Wrong with McDonald's?" This book examines The "McLibel" trial, its impact, and the political and legal significance of the case.

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