| Description |
1 online resource (xv, 179 pages) : color illustrations, color maps. |
| Series |
Studies in knowledge production and participation ; 2
|
|
Studies in knowledge production and participation ; 2.
|
| Summary |
"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"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction. The Study of Asbestos Activism: Circumstances, Motives, and Methods -- On the Periphery: Life in the Kuruman District -- Asbestos Mining and the Written Record: A Brief History -- The Emergence of Asbestos Activism: From the 'Period of Non-Awareness' to the National Asbestos Summit of 1998 -- Grassroots Activism and the Mobility of Documents: The Formation of the AIG -- Insurgent Lawfare: From Asbestos Related-Disease Sufferers to Plaintiffs -- 'The Lawyer Stole the Money': The Political Economy of Compensation -- Conclusion. The Deodand the Protection of Life. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Sociolinguistics -- South Africa -- Kuruman.
|
|
Literacy -- Political aspects -- South Africa -- Kuruman.
|
|
Evidence, Documentary -- South Africa -- Kuruman.
|
|
Asbestos industry -- Health aspects -- South Africa -- Kuruman.
|
|
Asbestos -- Law and legislation -- South Africa -- Kuruman.
|
|
Asbestos miners -- Political activity -- South Africa -- Kuruman.
|
|
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Political Advocacy. |
|
Asbestos industry -- Health aspects |
|
Asbestos -- Law and legislation |
|
Evidence, Documentary |
|
Literacy -- Political aspects |
|
Sociolinguistics |
|
South Africa -- Kuruman |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Trimbur, John. Grassroots literacy and the written record Bristol, UK ; Blue Ridge Summit, PA : Multilingual Matters, 2020 9781788926805 (DLC) 2019035911 |
| ISBN |
9781788926829 electronic book |
|
1788926811 electronic book |
|
9781788926836 electronic book |
|
178892682X electronic book |
|
9781788926812 electronic book |
|
1788926838 electronic book |
|
9781788926805 hardcover |
|
