Hostage to Fortune
Bantry Bay and the Encounter with Gulf Oil
- Publisher
- ISER Books
- Initial publish date
- Jan 1989
- Category
- General
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780919666610
- Publish Date
- Jan 1989
- List Price
- $23.95
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Description
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.