- Hardcover: 400 pages
- Publisher: McClelland & Stewart (Sep 13 2005)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0771041543
- ISBN-13: 978-0771041549
- Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 15.2 x 3.3 cm
- Shipping Weight: 726 g
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,436,140 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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“Some books, they say, a reader cannot put down. This is one of them.”
— Winnipeg Free Press
“A compelling and gritty story, of intrigue and betrayal, politics and murder, a page turner, made all the more gripping by its truth.”
— Calgary Herald
From the Trade Paperback edition.
— Winnipeg Free Press
“A compelling and gritty story, of intrigue and betrayal, politics and murder, a page turner, made all the more gripping by its truth.”
— Calgary Herald
From the Trade Paperback edition.
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The gripping story of a people’s battle against a corrupt government and a powerful oil company.
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 Royal Dutch Shell Corporation. During Ken’s incarceration on a trumped-up murder charge, his brother, Dr. Owens Wiwa, fought valiantly to save his life — even though he himself was on his government’s most-wanted list. When his quest failed, Owens narrowly escaped Nigeria with his life, fleeing the country on foot with his wife and newborn son, first to London, where he was embraced by the likes of Anita Roddick and Doris Lessing, and then to Toronto, where he now lives.
Owens Wiwa has taken up his brother’s environmental crusade and fought, against terrible odds, to have his brother’s remains returned to the family for a proper burial. His story is a heart-stopping saga of personal courage and official corruption, of individual selflessness and corporate greed, of a man’s abiding love for his brother and extraordinary determination to honour him.
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 Royal Dutch Shell Corporation. During Ken’s incarceration on a trumped-up murder charge, his brother, Dr. Owens Wiwa, fought valiantly to save his life — even though he himself was on his government’s most-wanted list. When his quest failed, Owens narrowly escaped Nigeria with his life, fleeing the country on foot with his wife and newborn son, first to London, where he was embraced by the likes of Anita Roddick and Doris Lessing, and then to Toronto, where he now lives.
Owens Wiwa has taken up his brother’s environmental crusade and fought, against terrible odds, to have his brother’s remains returned to the family for a proper burial. His story is a heart-stopping saga of personal courage and official corruption, of individual selflessness and corporate greed, of a man’s abiding love for his brother and extraordinary determination to honour him.
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An Amazing, Engrossing Tale, Jan 23 2006
By Craig Randall - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Politics of Bones: Dr. Owens Wiwa And The Struggle For Nigeria's Oil (Hardcover)
This book packs a wallop: it a heart-racing, eye-opening account of corruption, bravery, and the restless search for justice. The tale of two true modern day heroes who are brothers; the book will keep you engrossed, outraged, and ultimately, enlightened. Hunt expertly tells his tale with intelligence, anger and lyricism. The book will change your understanding of the world in which you live.
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A Superb Piece of Work, Jan 26 2006
By Scott Berner - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Politics of Bones: Dr. Owens Wiwa And The Struggle For Nigeria's Oil (Hardcover)
The Politics of Bones is a fantastic read. Tim Hunt masterfully tells the story of the struggle of two brothers, their family and their countrymen in a battle against a corrupt government and an oil company ignoring the destruction of the Nigerian environment. You'll be outraged by the forces encountered by these two great men, yet inspired by the courage of the brothers Ken and Owens. This story will open your eyes to a tragedy that has been ignored for too long.
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