Toxic Archipelago : A History of Industrial Disease in Japan
By: Walker, Brett (Author), Cronon, William (Foreword by).
University of Washington Press. Published: 25/03/2010. Audience Guide: Professional & Vocational.
Hardback. Sourced from U.S.A.
"This is a fascinating, original, and persuasive book that makes several important contributions to the field of environmental history. With this work Walker further solidifies his position as the leading environmental historian of Japan writing in English." Timothy George, author of Minamata: Pollution and the Struggle for Democracy in Postwar Japan "In this powerful, disturbing new book, Brett Walker turns his attention to the environmental consequences of industrialization in Japan over the past two centuries, focusing especially on toxic pollution and the human suffering it has caused. Toxic Archipelago is a major contribution not just to Japanese environmental history but to the history of industrial pollution worldwide." William Cronon, University of Wisconsin-Madison Item Details
ISBN10/13: 0295989548/9780295989549
TITLE: Toxic Archipelago
CONTRIBUTORS: Walker, Brett (Author), Cronon, William (Foreword by)
IMPRINT: University of Washington Press
PUBLISHER: University of Washington Press
FORMAT: Hardback
PUBLICATION DATE: 25/03/2010
SUBJECT: Education / Reference, History, Scientific, Technical, Medical, Interdisciplinary Studies, Asian & Middle Eastern, Environment
PAGES: 352
AUDIENCE GUIDE: Professional & Vocational
ILLUSTRATIONS: 40 illustrations
CONTENTS: Preface; Acknowledgments Introduction: Knowing Nature; 1. The Agency of Insects; 2. The Agency of Chemicals; 3. Copper Mining and Ecological Collapse; 4. Engineering Pain in the Jinzu River Basin; 6. Hell at the Hojo Colliery; Conclusion Works Cited
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