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OverviewToxic 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. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Agata MazzeoPublisher: Berghahn Books Imprint: Berghahn Books ISBN: 9781789209310ISBN 10: 1789209315 Pages: 202 Publication Date: 01 November 2020 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Acknowledgements Notes on Translation List of Abbreviations Introduction: My Path into the Dust Chapter 1. The Toxic Market of Asbestos and Global Health Disasters Chapter 2. Osasco: City, Work and Struggles Chapter 3. Suffering and Embodied Disasters Chapter 4. The Politics of Anti-Asbestos Activism Chapter 5. Engaging Global Health, Anti-Asbestos Activism and Ethnography Conclusion Glossary References IndexReviewsIt is a good scholarly review of the situation regarding the use of asbestos at a major facility in Brazil with a fine ethnographic review. * Arthur L. Frank, Drexel University This book well exemplifies the value and the utility of anthropology in illuminating a community's struggle with contaminants, the embodiment of suffering, and the search for environmental justice. * Stuart Blume, University of Amsterdam It is a good scholarly review of the situation regarding the use of asbestos at a major facility in Brazil with a fine ethnographic review. Arthur L. Frank, Drexel University This book well exemplifies the value and the utility of anthropology in illuminating a community's struggle with contaminants, the embodiment of suffering, and the search for environmental justice. Stuart Blume, University of Amsterdam Author InformationAgata Mazzeo is Adjunct Professor of History of Anthropology at the University of Bologna. She has been published in international journals and she has co-authored articles on the asbestos market. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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