Grassroots Literacy and the Written Record : : A Textual History of Asbestos Activism in South Africa / / John Trimbur.
This book examines how asbestos activists living in remote rural villages in South Africa activated metropolitan resources of representation at the grassroots level in a quest for justice and restitution for the catastrophic effects on their lives caused by the asbestos industry. It follows the Asb...
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1. On the Periphery: Life and Literacy in the Kuruman District -- 2. Asbestos Mining and the Written Record: A Brief History -- 3. The Emergence of Asbestos Activism: From the 'Period of Non-awareness' to the National Asbestos Summit of 1998 -- 4. Grassroots Activism and the Mobility of Documents: The Formation of the Asbestos Interest Group -- 5. Insurgent Lawfare and the Gencor Case: From Asbestos-related Disease Suff erers to Plaintiff s -- 6. 'The Lawyer Stole the Money': The Political Economy of Certifi able Asbestos-related Disease -- Conclusion: Grassroots Activism, Popular Participation and Contextual Spaces -- References -- Index |
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