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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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Edinburgh :
Edinburgh University Press
2022.
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| Edición: | 1st ed |
| Colección: | Edinburgh Critical Studies in Modernist Culture : ECCSMC.
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009798470706719 |
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.
