9781915672926
350 pp
PB 197 x 130 mm
Mono
£10.99/$14.95
History
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Bad Dust traces a history of the asbestos disaster and shows how
the material became so deeply interwoven with the functions
of the state. The first half of the book examines the mining of
the mineral in apartheid South Africa, its manufacturing in the
North of England, and its use on the shipyards and building sites
of Glasgow. The second half of the book then explores the development of a coherent anti-asbestos movement from thelate 1970s.
The banning of the material twenty-five years ago was not
accompanied by a coordinated removal programme—much of it
remains in place, slowly degrading and placing us all at risk. Far from a problem solved, Bad Dust shows that the asbestos disaster has really only just begun.
TOM WHITE is a writer and further-education worker.
He writes about politics, art, education, and rugby league.