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RECORD NUMBER: 8 OF 18Main Title | Defending the indefensible : the global asbestos industry and its fight for survival / | |||||||||||
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Author | McCulloch, Jock, | |||||||||||
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Publisher | Oxford University Press, | |||||||||||
Year Published | 2008 | |||||||||||
OCLC Number | 192027118 | |||||||||||
ISBN | 9780199534852 (alk. paper); 0199534853 (alk. paper) | |||||||||||
Subjects | Asbestos--history--United States ; History, 20th Century--United States ; Mesothelioma--United States ; Asbestos industry--History--20th century ; Asbestos industry--Health aspects ; Asbestos industry--Corrupt practices | |||||||||||
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Collation | xii, 325 p. ; 24 cm. | |||||||||||
Notes | Includes bibliographical references (p. 283-308) and index. |
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Contents Notes | 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 a global history of how the asbestos industry defended their product throughout the 20th century. |