Deceit and Denial - The Deadly Politics of Industrial Pollution (Paperback)

"Deceit and Denial" details the attempts by the chemical and lead industries to deceive Americans about the dangers that their deadly products present to workers, the public, and consumers. Gerald Markowitz and David Rosner pursued evidence steadily and relentlessly, interviewed the important players, investigated untapped sources, and uncovered a bruising story of cynical and cruel disregard for health and human rights. This resulting expose is full of startling revelations, provocative arguments, and disturbing conclusions - all based on remarkable research and information gleaned from secret industry documents. This book reveals for the first time the public relations campaign that the lead industry undertook to convince Americans to use its deadly product to paint walls, toys, furniture, and other objects in America's homes, despite a wealth of information that children were at risk for serious brain damage and death from ingesting this poison. This book highlights the immediate dangers ordinary citizens face because of the relentless failure of industrial polluters to warn, inform, and protect their workers and neighbors. It offers a historical analysis of how corporate control over scientific research has undermined the process of proving the links between toxic chemicals and disease. The authors also describe the wisdom, courage, and determination of workers and community members who continue to voice their concerns in spite of vicious opposition. Readable, pathbreaking, and revelatory, Deceit and Denial provides crucial answers to questions of dangerous environmental degradation, escalating corporate greed, and governmental disregard for its citizens' safety and health.

General

Imprint:	University of California Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	California/ Milbank Books on Health & the Public, v. 6
Release date:	September 2003
First published:	September 2003
Authors:	Gerald Markowitz • David Rosner
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	428
ISBN-13:	978-0-520-24063-6
Categories:	Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Construction & heavy industry > Iron, steel & metals industries Books > Medicine > General issues > Public health & preventive medicine > General Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Pollution & threats to the environment > General Promotions
LSN:	0-520-24063-4
Barcode:	9780520240636

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