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Defending the Indefensible: The Global Asbestos Industry and its Fight for Survival
McCulloch, Jock (School of Global Studies, RMIT University)
Defending the Indefensible: The Global Asbestos Industry and its Fight for Survival
McCulloch, Jock (School of Global Studies, RMIT University)
Until the mid-1960s, asbestos had a reputation as a lifesaver. In 1960, it became known that exposure to asbestos can cause mesothelioma, a virulent and lethal cancer. Yet the bulk of the world's asbestos was mined after 1960. This is the first global history of how the asbestos industry defended the product throughout the 20th century.
344 pages, figures and tables
Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
Released | July 24, 2008 |
ISBN13 | 9780199534852 |
Publishers | Oxford University Press |
Pages | 338 |
Dimensions | 166 × 242 × 23 mm · 714 g |