Title Grassroots literacy and the written record : a textual history of asbestos activism in South Africa / John Trimbur

Published Bristol, UK ; Blue Ridge Summit, PA : Multilingual Matters, [2020]

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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. 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 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 Notes Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on April 28, 2020) 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 Form Electronic book LC no. 2019035912 ISBN 9781788926829 1788926811 9781788926836 178892682X 9781788926812 1788926838

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