Although the reader may think this could be a heavy read, the book is set out well and it was easy to read. The author enables the reader to understand. It is referenced well. Some books of this genre can be difficult to read, as politics, legal and medical terminology can feel beyond the reader- this was not the case. ... Read more
Nursing Times
The authors make a powerful case that history matters to any analysis of the persistence of this iconic disease of industrialization... This well-researched and insightful transnational analysis of silicosis opens up new directions for historians of silicosis and other occupational diseases. As the contributors to this volume so poignantly confirm, accountability for diseases that ravage workers worldwide has yet to be adequately addressed.
Lundy Braun, Brown University
Bulletin of the History of Medicine
This book embodies a fascinatingly diverse set of chapters that have been successfully integrated into a refreshing narrative of not only health and medical aspects of silicosis, but also important social, economic and public health aspects of this ultimately preventable condition. Respirable crystalline silica exposure at work remains common globally, and those interested in tackling the resulting current, and future, health risks would find significant interest and enjoyment in this book.
David Fishwick
Occupational Medicine
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