Minamata: Pollution and the Struggle for Democracy in Postwar Japan

by Timothy S. George

Nearly forty years after the outbreak of the "Minamata Disease," it remains one of the most horrific examples of environmental poisoning. Based on primary documents and interviews, this book describes three rounds of responses to this incidence of mercury poisoning, focusing on the efforts of its victims and their supporters, particularly the activities of grassroots movements and popular campaigns, to secure redress.

Timothy S. George argues...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674007859
• ISBN13: 9780674007857
• Release Date: March 2002
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 424 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.9" x 9.3"