Shamrocks and Oil Slicks : a People's Uprising Against Shell Oil in County Mayo, Ireland.

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"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 la...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Wilcox, Fred A.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Monthly Review Press, 2019.
Subjects:
Environmental protection > Ireland > Mayo (County) > Citizen participation.
Sustainable development > Ireland > Mayo (County)
Environmentalism > Ireland > Mayo (County)
Environnement > Protection > Irlande > Mayo (Comté) > Participation des citoyens.
Développement durable > Irlande > Mayo (Comté)
Environnementalisme > Irlande > Mayo (Comté)
Economic history.
Environmental protection > Citizen participation.
Environmentalism.
Sustainable development.
Mayo (Ireland : County) > Economic conditions.
Mayo (Irlande : Comté) > Conditions économiques.
Ireland > Mayo (County)
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:"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"--
Physical Description:1 online resource (108 pages)
ISBN:1583678492
9781583678497

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