TY - BOOK ID - 9997384 TI - Defending the indefensible AU - McCulloch, Jock AU - Tweedale, Geoffrey PY - 2008 SN - 0199534853 9786611770136 1281770132 0191560081 9780191560088 9780199534852 0191608963 1383044716 PB - Oxford New York Oxford University Press DB - UniCat KW - Asbestos industry. KW - Asbestos industry KW - History, Modern 1601 KW - -Silicates KW - Neoplasms, Mesothelial KW - Adenoma KW - Minerals KW - History KW - Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial KW - Silicic Acid KW - Inorganic Chemicals KW - Humanities KW - Neoplasms by Histologic Type KW - Silicon Dioxide KW - Silicon Compounds KW - Neoplasms KW - Chemicals and Drugs KW - Diseases KW - Asbestos KW - History, 20th Century KW - Mesothelioma KW - Business & Economics KW - Industries KW - Health aspects KW - Corrupt practices KW - Health aspects. KW - Corrupt practices. KW - Building materials industry KW - Mineral industries UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:9997384 AB - Until the mid-1960s, asbestos had a reputation as a lifesaver. In 1960, it became known that exposure to asbestos can cause mesothelioma, a virulent and lethal cancer. Yet the bulk of the world's asbestos was mined after 1960. This is a global history of how the asbestos industry defended their product throughout the 20th century. ER -