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The Politics of Asbestos: Understandings of Risk, Disease and Protest
Based on anthropological fieldwork in the UK, India and South Africa, this book explores people's understandings of their asbestos-related diseases, risk, compensation and regulation, contrasting these personal and community narratives with formal medical and legal understandings.
| Author(s) | By Linda Waldman. |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Format | Hardback |
| Pages | 232 |
| Published in | United Kingdom |
| Published | 18 Mar 2011 |
| Availability | Available |
Based on anthropological fieldwork in the UK, India and South Africa, this book explores people's understandings of their asbestos-related diseases, risk, compensation and regulation, contrasting these personal and community narratives with formal medical and legal understandings.
1. Introduction: The Problem of Asbestos 2. 'I've Got the Dust As Well': Asbestos Litigation, Pleural Plaques and Masculinity in the UK 3. Evaluating Science and Risk: Living with and Dying from Asbestos in South Africa 4. 'Show me the Evidence': Science
Linda Waldman is a Research Fellow in the Knowledge, Technology and Society Team at the Institute of Development Studies (IDS), Sussex University. She is a social anthropologist whose research areas include indigenous identity and nationalism, environment
