| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 187 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Introduction : my path into the dust -- The toxic market of asbestos and global health disasters -- Osasco : city, work and struggles -- Suffering and embodied disasters -- The politics of anti-asbestos activism -- Engaging global health, anti-asbestos activism and ethnography -- Conclusion |
| Summary |
"Toxic production, disrupted lives and contaminated bodies. Care for unacknowledged suffering, incurable cancers, and immeasurable losses. This book bears witness to the invisible disasters provoked by the asbestos market worldwide and gives a voice to the communities of survivors who struggle daily in the name of social and environmental justice. Grounded in a profound, touching ethnography, this book offers an original contribution to understanding global health disasters and grassroots health-based activism"-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on November 05, 2020) |
| Subject |
Asbestos industry -- Health aspects -- Brazil
|
|
Asbestos -- Health aspects -- Brazil
|
|
Asbestosis -- Brazil
|
| Form |
Electronic book
|
| LC no. |
2020026203 |
| ISBN |
9781789209327 |
|
1789209323 |
|
