Book Review: Globe and Mail

The Globe and Mail’s 8th annual selection of the 100 best and most influential books of 2005

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The Politics of Bones: Dr. Owens Wiwa and the Struggle for Nigeria's Oil
By J. Timothy Hunt
McClelland & Stewart, 389 pages, $36.99

This is a skillfully written book with many strands: the politics of development in an oil-rich nation; the local practices of large multinational companies; the colourful but often violent recent history of Africa's most populous nation; and a story of personal tragedy, flight and survival. The book focuses on Owens Wiwa and his wife, Diana. Wiwa was the brother of Ken Saro-Wiwa, charismatic leader of the Ogoni people, hanged by Sani Abacha's regime in 1995 on murky charges of political murder. — David M. Malone.

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J. Timothy Hunt and his family were featured in the cover story of Toronto magazine "Neighbours of Yorkville & the Annex." (Issue no 9, July 2018. Best Version Media).

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Available in Paperback

The Politics of Bones is finally available in paperback. Look for it in bookstores or order a copy at Amazon by following this link: The Politics of Bones at AMAZON.COM “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 Publisher: McClelland & Stewart ISBN: 0771041586 $16.50 USA $21.99 Canada

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