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Political Science General

Hostage to Fortune

Bantry Bay and the Encounter with Gulf Oil

by (author) Chris Eipper

Publisher
ISER Books
Initial publish date
Jan 1989
Category
General
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780919666610
    Publish Date
    Jan 1989
    List Price
    $23.95

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A vulnerable community on the southwest coast of Ireland is caught up in the development plans of a rich and powerful multinational corporation. Here is a detailed case study which shows in a vivid and tangible way how international pressures directly affected the everyday lives of the inhabitants of Bantry Bay. Eipper looks at how and why there was a disastrous explosion at the Whiddy oil terminal, and examines the "costs" to the community.

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