Toxic Politics : Reacting to Chemical Disasters / Michael Reich.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Reich, Michael, Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Environmental History.

General Science.

Local Subjects:

Environmental History.

General Science.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (392 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, [2019]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

A comparative look at the politics of chemical disasters, with a focus on the victims and their struggles for redress, this book takes a searching look at a major and continuing environmental and social problem of our time.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Acknowledgments

1. Toxic Chemicals and Toxic Politics

2. Kanemi PCB Contamination

3. Michigan PBB Contamination

4. Seveso Dioxin Contamination

5. Nonissue: Private Trouble

6. Public Issue: Victims’ Struggle

7. Political Issue: Society’s Conflict

8. Politics, Policies, and Power

References

Index

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 23. Jul 2020)

ISBN:

1-5017-3760-0

OCLC:

1178769928