Introduction
1. Speak Truth to Power
2. The Enemies of Anarchy
3. The Canadian Crucible
4. Don't Make a Wave
5. Muroroa, Mon Amour
6. Showdown with the Force de Frappe
7. Armless Buddhas vs Carnivorous Nazis
8. The Reenchanted Whale
9. Stop Ahab
10. On Thin Ice
11. Blood and Death and Sex
12. The Paradox of Power: The Birth of Greenpeace International
Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Frank Zelko is Associate Professor of History and Environmental Studies at the University of Vermont.
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