The Cotton Dust Papers - Charles Levenstein, Gregory Delaurier, Mary Lee Dunn

The Cotton Dust Papers

Science, Politics, and Power in the "Discovery" of Byssinosis in the U.S
Buch | Hardcover
176 Seiten
2001
Baywood Publishing Company Inc (Verlag)
978-0-89503-265-2 (ISBN)
137,15 inkl. MwSt
Presents a story of the 50-year struggle for recognition in the US of this pernicious occupational disease. This title explores three instances from the 1930s to the 1960s in which evidence suggested the existence of brown lung in the mills, yet nothing was done.
"The Cotton Dust Papers" is the story of the 50-year struggle for recognition in the U.S. of this pernicious occupational disease. The authors contend that byssinosis could have and should have been recognized much sooner, as a great deal was known about the disease as early as the 1930s. Using mostly primary sources, the authors explore three instances from the 1930s to the 1960s in which evidence suggested the existence of brown lung in the mills, yet nothing was done. What the story of byssinosis makes clear is that the economic and political power of private owners and managers can hinder and shape the work of health investigators.

Charles Levenstein, Gregory Delaurier, Mary Lee Dunn

Foreword

Preface

Acknowledgments

CHAPTER 1.
By Any Other Name: Brown Lung and The Social Recognition of Disease

CHAPTER 2.
“Kiss of Death”: Banning the Suction Shuttle in Massachusetts by William Mass, Charles Levenstein, and Gregory F. DeLaurier

CHAPTER 3.
Textiles Move South, 1920-1940

CHAPTER 4.
“Cotton Colic”

CHAPTER 5.
The Harvard Cotton Dust Project by Charles Levenstein and Susan Woskie

CHAPTER 6.
“We Were Running from It, Really”: Workers’ Compensation and Byssinosis, 1950-1968

CHAPTER 7.
Georgia and the “Mysterious Disease” of Byssinosis

CHAPTER 8.
Bouhuys’ Disease

CHAPTER 9.
Brown Lung and the Dilemmas of a Novice Investigator, 1968-1969

CHAPTER 10.
Full Circle: “Burlington’s Disease”

CHAPTER 11.
Brown Lung and the Lessons for Occupational Health and Safety

Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag 15.6.2001
Reihe/Serie Work, Health and Environment Series
Verlagsort Amityville
Sprache englisch
Maße 152 x 229 mm
Gewicht 362 g
Themenwelt Sachbuch/Ratgeber Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie
ISBN-10 0-89503-265-1 / 0895032651
ISBN-13 978-0-89503-265-2 / 9780895032652
Zustand Neuware
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