The Politics of Bones

Dr. Owens Wiwa and the Struggle for Nigeria's Oil

Nonfiction, History, Africa, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science
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Author: J. Timothy Hunt ISBN: 9781551992631
Publisher: McClelland & Stewart Publication: January 29, 2013
Imprint: McClelland & Stewart Language: English
Author: J. Timothy Hunt
ISBN: 9781551992631
Publisher: McClelland & Stewart
Publication: January 29, 2013
Imprint: McClelland & Stewart
Language: English

On November 10, 1995, Nigeria’s military dictatorship executed nine environmental activists. Among them was Ken Saro-Wiwa, the charismatic spokesman of the Ogoni people, whose land in the fertile Niger River delta has been grotesquely polluted by the Royal Dutch Shell Corporation. During Ken’s incarceration, his brother, Dr. Owens Wiwa, fought valiantly to save his life. When his quest failed, Owens narrowly escaped Nigeria with his life, first to London, and then to Toronto. His story is a heart-stopping saga of personal courage and official corruption, of individual selflessness and corporate greed.

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On November 10, 1995, Nigeria’s military dictatorship executed nine environmental activists. Among them was Ken Saro-Wiwa, the charismatic spokesman of the Ogoni people, whose land in the fertile Niger River delta has been grotesquely polluted by the Royal Dutch Shell Corporation. During Ken’s incarceration, his brother, Dr. Owens Wiwa, fought valiantly to save his life. When his quest failed, Owens narrowly escaped Nigeria with his life, first to London, and then to Toronto. His story is a heart-stopping saga of personal courage and official corruption, of individual selflessness and corporate greed.

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