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In a rain of dust : death, deceit, and the lawyer who busted big asbestos / David Kinley.
Van Pelt Library RA1231.A8 K56 2025
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kinley, David (Lecturer in law), author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Asbestos--Health aspects--South Africa.
- Asbestos.
- Inorganic fibers.
- Asbestos--Physiological effect.
- Inorganic fibers--Physiological effect.
- Asbestos--Law and legislation--South Africa.
- Products liability--Asbestos--South Africa.
- Products liability.
- Meeran, Richard.
- Cape plc.
- Apartheid--South Africa--History.
- Apartheid.
- South Africa.
- Asbestos--adverse effects.
- Liability, Legal--history.
- Environmental Exposure--history.
- Apartheid--history.
- asbestos.
- Medical Subjects:
- Meeran, Richard.
- Cape plc.
- Asbestos--adverse effects.
- Liability, Legal--history.
- Environmental Exposure--history.
- Apartheid--history.
- South Africa.
- Asbestos.
- Physical Description:
- xxvi, 344 pages, 20 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Baltimore, Maryland : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2025.
- Summary:
- "For nearly 90 years, a British company called Cape used local labor to mine and mill asbestos in South Africa, which led to appalling levels of disease and death in these communities. Driven by personal experiences of racism in England, Richard Meeran, a young, Indian-African lawyer, embarked on a battle against the company to hold them accountable. Drawing on dozens of interviews with key players and countless hours poring over thousands of documents across three continents, David Kinley tells an epic tale of triumph and justice against all odds"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- David v Goliath : high stakes
- First encounters : life and death on Asbestos Street
- Breathless : an alien invasion
- Mining the miracle mineral : playing with fire
- Apartheid capitalism : black lives mattered less
- Corporate coverup : fake news and twisted science
- Outrage : thumb prints on lawsuits
- Offensive lawyers : clean hands and dirty tricks
- Redemption : mending broken eggs
- Legacy : "It's not yesterday's problem".
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781421451602
- 1421451603
- OCLC:
- 1446477600
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