Minamata: Pollution and the Struggle for Democracy in Postwar

Minamata: Pollution and the Struggle for Democracy in Postwar Japan (Harvard East Asian Monographs)
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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. 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.
Country USA
Brand Harvard University Press
Manufacturer Harvard University Asia Center
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber Illustrated
ReleaseDate 2002-04-09
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780674007857

Country	USA
Brand	Harvard University Press
Manufacturer	Harvard University Asia Center
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	Illustrated
ReleaseDate	2002-04-09
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780674007857

Minamata: Pollution and the Struggle for Democracy in Postwar Japan (Harvard East Asian Monographs)