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Captain Paul Watson: Interview with a Pirate Lamya Essemlali with Paul Watson Richmond Hill, Ontario: Firefly Books, 2013. 264 pp. $24.95 paper.
Paul Watson is, without doubt, a controversial figure in green politics. Some name him the impassioned ecowarrior, who puts his life on the line to stop whaling. Others see him as the enfant terrible of the environmental movement, hurting the very struggle he aims to help. Interview with a Pirate, a series of interviews between Watson and Lamya Essemlali, the head of Sea Shepherd France, perhaps unsurprisingly sides with the former view. For those interested in hearing Watson speak with his own voice about a range of issues, the book will offer many interesting insights. However, if one is looking for an impartial history or scholarly account of Watson's contributions to environmental politics, Interview with a Pirate is not...