Politics of asbestos : understandings of risk, disease and protest
Waldman, Linda
Politics of asbestos : understandings of risk, disease and protest - London Earthscan 2011 - xiv,217p.
CONTENTS Preface and Acknowledgements xi Acronyms xiii 1 Introduction: The Problem of Asbestos 1 2 'I've Got the Dust as Well1: Asbestos Litigation, Pleural Plaques and Masculinity in the UK 19 3 Evaluating Science and Risk: Living with and Dying from Asbestos in South Africa 49 4 'Show Me the Evidence': Science and Risk in Indian Asbestos Issues 73 5 'Through No Fault of Our Own': Asbestos Diseases in South Africa and the UK 109 6 Reframing Risk: Comparative Framings of Asbestos and Disease 143 7 Conclusion: Diseased Identities and Social Justice 179 References 187 Index 209
1849711089
363.1791 / WAL
Politics of asbestos : understandings of risk, disease and protest - London Earthscan 2011 - xiv,217p.
CONTENTS Preface and Acknowledgements xi Acronyms xiii 1 Introduction: The Problem of Asbestos 1 2 'I've Got the Dust as Well1: Asbestos Litigation, Pleural Plaques and Masculinity in the UK 19 3 Evaluating Science and Risk: Living with and Dying from Asbestos in South Africa 49 4 'Show Me the Evidence': Science and Risk in Indian Asbestos Issues 73 5 'Through No Fault of Our Own': Asbestos Diseases in South Africa and the UK 109 6 Reframing Risk: Comparative Framings of Asbestos and Disease 143 7 Conclusion: Diseased Identities and Social Justice 179 References 187 Index 209
1849711089
363.1791 / WAL