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“Author relates the reaction of an Irish village to a landowner who tried to raise rents on the land's occupants. The villagers refused to talk to or trade with the man, whose name was Captain Boycott.” ProtestsBoycotting Book:The Rise and Fall of the British Empire Source: The Rise and Fall of the British Empire