Asbestos : the last modernist object /

Few modern materials have been as central to histories of environmental toxicity, medical ignorance, and legal liability as asbestos. A naturally occurring mineral fibre once hailed for its ability to guard against fire, asbestos is now best known for the horrific illnesses it causes. This book offe...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Rose, Arthur, 1981- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2022]
Colección:Edinburgh critical studies in modernist culture.
Temas:
Asbestos.
Medicine in literature.
Asbestos > history
History, 20th Century
Medicine in Literature
Environmental Exposure > history
Asbestos
Amiante.
Médecine > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Médecine dans la littérature.
asbestos.
LITERARY CRITICISM / Comparative Literature.
Literature
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro
  • Contents
  • List of Figures
  • Acknowledgements
  • Series Editors' Preface
  • Preface: What's the Use of Writing about Asbestos?
  • Introduction: Asbestos and Modernism
  • 1 A Utopian Impulse
  • Introduction
  • 1 A Utopian Impulse
  • 2 Clues and Mysteries
  • Part II: Configuring Asbestos
  • Introduction
  • 3 Salamander Cotton
  • 4 Illness Narratives
  • 5 Compensating for Franz Kafka
  • Part III: Transforming Asbestos
  • Introduction
  • 6 The Mine
  • 7 The Factory
  • 8 The Home
  • Conclusion: The Dump
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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