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Deceit and Denial: The Deadly Politics of Industrial Pollution

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Description for Deceit and Denial: The Deadly Politics of Industrial Pollution Paperback. Details the attempts by chemical and lead industries to deceive Americans about the dangers that their deadly products present to workers, the public, and consumers. This book highlights the immediate dangers ordinary citizens face because of the relentless failure of industrial polluters to warn, inform, and protect their workers and neighbors. Series: California/ Milbank Books on Health & the Public. Num Pages: 446 pages, 21 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: MBNH2; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 606. The Deadly Politics of Industrial Pollution. Series: California/ Milbank Books on Health & the Public. 446 pages, illustrations. Details the attempts by chemical and lead industries to deceive Americans about the dangers that their deadly products present to workers, the public, and consumers. This book highlights the immediate dangers ordinary citizens face because of the relentless failure of industrial polluters to warn, inform, and protect their workers and neighbors. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: MBNH2; RNP. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 25. Weight: 596.
"Deceit and Denial" details the attempts by the chemical and lead industries to deceive Americans about the dangers that their deadly products present to workers, the public, and consumers. Gerald Markowitz and David Rosner pursued evidence steadily and relentlessly, interviewed the important players, investigated untapped sources, and uncovered a bruising story of cynical and cruel disregard for health and human rights. This resulting expose is full of startling revelations, provocative arguments, and disturbing conclusions - all based on remarkable research and information gleaned from secret industry documents. This book reveals for the first time the public relations campaign that the ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
446
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Series
California/ Milbank Books on Health & the Public
Condition
New
Weight
606g
Number of Pages
446
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520275829
SKU
V9780520275829
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About Gerald Markowitz
Gerald Markowitz is Professor of History at John Jay College and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. David Rosner is Professor of History and Public Health at Columbia University and Director of the Center for the History and Ethics of Public Health at Columbia's Mailman School of Public Health. They are coauthors of Children, Race, and ... Read more

Reviews for Deceit and Denial: The Deadly Politics of Industrial Pollution
“This ably written book makes a strong case for a precautionary approach toward the regulation of toxic hazards.”
The Lancet
“Chronicles the history of poisoning by environmental lead and vinyl chloride. . . . [The book shows] how that the lead industry in the United States was well aware of the hazard decades before the publication of the ... Read more

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