Minamata : : pollution and the struggle for democracy in postwar Japan / / Timothy S. George.
Based on primary documents and interviews, this text describes three rounds of responses to a tragic case of mercury poisoning, focusing on the efforts of its victims and their supporters to secure redress.
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George, Timothy S., author. Minamata : pollution and the struggle for democracy in postwar Japan / Timothy S. George. Cambridge, Massachusetts ; London : Harvard University Press, 2001. 1 online resource. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource rdacarrier Harvard East Asian monographs ; 194 Based on primary documents and interviews, this text describes three rounds of responses to a tragic case of mercury poisoning, focusing on the efforts of its victims and their supporters to secure redress. pt. I. Background, 1907-1955 -- 1. Town, Factory, and Empire -- 2. Minamata Before the Disease -- pt. II. The First Round of Responses -- 3. Discovering the Disease and Its Cause -- 4. The First Solution, 1959 -- pt. III. "Years of Silence"? -- 5. Maintaining the Solution -- 6. Change Undermines the Solution -- pt. IV. The Second Round of Responses, 1968-1973 -- 7. Bringing the Issue to the Nation -- 8. In and Out of Court: The Second Solution -- pt. V. Since 1973 -- 9. Minamata and the Tragedy of Japan's "Modernity" -- Conclusion: Minamata and Postwar Democracy -- Epilogue: Restless Spirits. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references. Mercury Toxicology Japan Minamata-shi. Public health Japan Minamata-shi. 0-674-00785-9 ebrary Harvard East Asian monographs ; 194. |
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George, Timothy S., Minamata : pollution and the struggle for democracy in postwar Japan / Harvard East Asian monographs ; pt. I. Background, 1907-1955 -- 1. Town, Factory, and Empire -- 2. Minamata Before the Disease -- pt. II. The First Round of Responses -- 3. Discovering the Disease and Its Cause -- 4. The First Solution, 1959 -- pt. III. "Years of Silence"? -- 5. Maintaining the Solution -- 6. Change Undermines the Solution -- pt. IV. The Second Round of Responses, 1968-1973 -- 7. Bringing the Issue to the Nation -- 8. In and Out of Court: The Second Solution -- pt. V. Since 1973 -- 9. Minamata and the Tragedy of Japan's "Modernity" -- Conclusion: Minamata and Postwar Democracy -- Epilogue: Restless Spirits. |
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pt. I. Background, 1907-1955 -- 1. Town, Factory, and Empire -- 2. Minamata Before the Disease -- pt. II. The First Round of Responses -- 3. Discovering the Disease and Its Cause -- 4. The First Solution, 1959 -- pt. III. "Years of Silence"? -- 5. Maintaining the Solution -- 6. Change Undermines the Solution -- pt. IV. The Second Round of Responses, 1968-1973 -- 7. Bringing the Issue to the Nation -- 8. In and Out of Court: The Second Solution -- pt. V. Since 1973 -- 9. Minamata and the Tragedy of Japan's "Modernity" -- Conclusion: Minamata and Postwar Democracy -- Epilogue: Restless Spirits. |
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