Overview

Encounters on the high seas, eco-style. Stories from the decks of the three ships that have sailed as Rainbow Warriors.  Following the lives of the three ships with the name Rainbow Warrior, this book, written by a long-serving Greenpeace activist, tells the inside stories of life on board and recounts some of the ship's most exciting adventures and actions. It is at once a narrative of real life on board, a history of some of the most famous vessels in the world, and also a history of Greenpeace itself, which goes beyond the oceans and touches on many aspects of the organization's work. In the end though it aims to bring out the personal stories and firsthand accounts of the ships' adventures-tales from the high seas, full of action and daring but also of humanity and great compassion. Starting with the early life of Greenpeace and the bombing of the Rainbow Warrior I by the French secret service through to the imprisonment of the Arctic 30 by the Russians, the stories are brought to life with photos from the Greenpeace archives, maps, and nautical charts. The most symbolic items belonging to the ship's historical inventory are be also included.

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Author:   Maite Mompo ,  Chris Brazier
Publisher:   New Internationalist Publications Ltd
Imprint:   New Internationalist Publications Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 18.10cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 23.60cm
Weight:   0.710kg
ISBN:  

9781780261720

ISBN 10:   1780261721
Pages:   248
Publication Date:   25 September 2014
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Temporarily unavailable  
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Table of Contents

1 In the beginning Stories from the past Birth of a myth A book called Warriors of the Rainbow The return of a warrior 2 The nuclear madness Intro The dawn of two suns Moruroa 3 Between the harpoon and the whale Humans and wales Whales and the Rainbow Warrior Between the harpoon and the whale (Antarctica (2006) 4 Poison and hope Introducing Crizel Toxic Free Asia Tour Crizel's Story (Philippines, 2000) Hope 5 In defense of forests Intro Save or delete? Paradise on earth 6 Expect the unexpected Intro Of stowaways and castaways Emergencies on board Humanitarian missions 7 Prestige Intro The great escape (Rainbow Warrior I, 1980) Rise to glory (Sirus, 1982) The oil-tanker disaster (Rainbow Warrior II, 2002) An assault (Esperanza, 2004) The winds that blow these days (Rainbow Warrior II and Arctic Sunrise) 8 War and walls Intro Action against the Iraq War (Spain, 2003) The voyage of wars and walls (Eastern Mediterranean, Autumn 2006) 9 The planet we live in Humanity's biggest challenge (Earth, 21st century) In the land of the long white cloud (New Zealand/Aoteara, 2008) Sails to be free (Netherlands, 2008) The Copenhagen experience (Denmark, 2009-2010) Humanity's fingers (Israel, 2010) The Arctic 30 (Russia, 2013) 10 Pirates! About piracy Ship pirates Fish pirates 11 The circle of life The last voyage (2011) Of Rainbows and Warriors

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Maite Mompo has been a Greenpeace activist for over 10 years. With the sea in her blood she started on a small training boat, the Zorba, and then moved on to crew for the Artic Sunrise, Esperanza and Rainbow Warrior. Spending half her year at sea, she has sailed from pole to pole, taken part in numerous actions and has put herself 'between the harpoon and the whale'.

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