Minamata
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Paradise In The Sea Of Sorrow
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Author : Michiko Ishimure
language : en
Publisher: U of M Center for Japanese Studies
Release Date : 2003
Paradise In The Sea Of Sorrow written by Michiko Ishimure and has been published by U of M Center for Japanese Studies this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Medical categories.
A moving account of Minamata disease victims' struggle for recognition and support in the years after mercury pollution was discovered in a group of fishing villages
Mercury Pollution In Minamata
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Author : Hisashi Yokoyama
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2018-01-19
Mercury Pollution In Minamata written by Hisashi Yokoyama and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-01-19 with Science categories.
This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license. It overviews the poisoning which occurred in the 1950s and 1960s among the residents in Minamata who ate seafood contaminated with methylmercury discharged from the chemical factory, Chisso Corporation. It describes the history, symptoms pathogenesis and research on the causal agent, and discusses the responses of Chisso and the national and local governments to the outbreak, the victims, the compensation and environmental restructuring as well as the court ruling on claims. Based on lecture notes from a university course, it includes students’ suggestions for avoiding a repeat of the tragedy. The issue has not been settled yet, and this analysis of the incident provides useful insights into solutions to the current global mercury pollution problem.
Rowing The Eternal Sea
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Author : Keibō Ōiwa
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2001
Rowing The Eternal Sea written by Keibō Ōiwa and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
An oral history describing the devastion of methyl mercury poisoning. Spanning 50 years, the author describes the impact of industrial pollution of his own life, on his extended family and on the fishing culture of the Shiranui Sea.
Minamata
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Author : Timothy S. George
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2020-05-11
Minamata written by Timothy S. George and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-05-11 with History categories.
Nearly forty years after the outbreak of the “Minamata Disease,” it remains one of the most horrific examples of environmental poisoning. Based on primary documents and interviews, this book describes three rounds of responses to this incidence of mercury poisoning, focusing on the efforts of its victims and their supporters, particularly the activities of grassroots movements and popular campaigns, to secure redress. Timothy S. George argues that Japan’s postwar democracy is ad hoc, fragile, and dependent on definition through citizen action and that the redress effort is exemplary of the great changes in the second and third postwar decades that redefined democracy in Japan.
Minamata
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Author : Aileen Mioko Smith
language : en
Publisher: Holt McDougal
Release Date : 1975
Minamata written by Aileen Mioko Smith and has been published by Holt McDougal this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1975 with Self-Help categories.
Deals with the effects of mercury poisoning, by industrial pollution, of the waters off Minamata, Japan.
The Minamata Story
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Author : Sean Michael Wilson
language : en
Publisher: Stone Bridge Press, Inc.
Release Date : 2021-06-15
The Minamata Story written by Sean Michael Wilson and has been published by Stone Bridge Press, Inc. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-06-15 with Comics & Graphic Novels categories.
A powerful graphic novel /manga that tells the story of "Minamata disease," a debilitating and sometimes fatal condition caused by the Chisso chemical factory's careless release of methylmercury into the waters of the coastal community of Minamata in southern Japan. First identified in 1956, it became a hot topic in Japan in the 1970s and 80s, growing into an iconic struggle between people versus corporations and government agencies. This struggle is relevant today, not simply because many people are still living with the disease but also because, in this time of growing concern over the safety of our environment--viz. Flint, Michigan--Minamata gives us as a very moving example of such human-caused environmental disasters and what we can do about them.
Bitter Sea
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Author : Akio Mishima
language : en
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
Release Date : 1992-08-15
Bitter Sea written by Akio Mishima and has been published by Tuttle Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992-08-15 with Health & Fitness categories.
The cause of Minamata disease—a fatal illness that attacks the nervous system—was first pinpointed in 1957 as organic mercury poisoning from effluent released by the Chisso Corp., a chemical manufacturer and the largest employer in the Japanese city for which the disease was named. For the next 20 years the company denied responsibility, and was joined by the government in its attempt to cover up the problem. One courageous woman, Michiko Shirashi, took up the cause of the people affected by the disease; her book, Paradise of the Bitter Sea , won nationwide recognition and support for the victims. Freelance journalist Mishima gives a gripping account of this long, bitter struggle, with Shirashi at the center. There were lawsuits that ran on for years, and sit-ins at company offices. Finally, there was some recompense for the victims and a start on cleanup. This story is dramatic evidence of the results of a national policy of prosperity at any cost; it permitted one company to irrevocably damage the waters around Minamata. Black-and-white photos.
A World Otherwise
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Author : Yuki Miyamoto
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2021-02-17
A World Otherwise written by Yuki Miyamoto and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-02-17 with History categories.
In her book A World Otherwise: Environmental Praxis in Minamata, Yuki Miyamoto examines the struggles of those suffering from Minamata disease, eponymous with the Japanese city in which a Chisso factory released methylmercury into the Shiranui Sea, leading to widespread poisonings. Miyamoto explores Minamata sufferers’ struggles, examining their physical pains as well as the emotional plight of having lost their loved ones, their livelihood, and fellowship in communities, to the illness. Miyamoto’s analysis focuses on the philosophies and actions of a group, Hongan no kai, comprised of Minamata disease sufferers and their supporters in 1994. Relying on the group’s newsletter, “Tamashii utsure” (Transferring the spirit), this monograph explores the ways in which Hongan no kai members have come to terms with their experiences as well as their visions of “a world otherwise” (janaka shaba), where ontology, epistemology, and worldviews are construed differently from those of this modern world.
Minamata Disease
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Author : 原田正純
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2004-03-01
Minamata Disease written by 原田正純 and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-03-01 with Environmental health categories.
Paradise In The Sea Of Sorrow
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Author : 道子·石牟礼
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1990
Paradise In The Sea Of Sorrow written by 道子·石牟礼 and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990 with Industries categories.