Toxic Archipelago
, by Walker, Brett- ISBN: 9780295989549 | 0295989548
- Cover: Hardcover
- Copyright: 1/30/2010
This fascinating environmental history of Japan examines how traditions and practices in several industriesÂ--from raising silkworms to mining lead and coal to refining petroleumÂ--have affected the health of workers and those who have lived in these toxic landscapes.--Brett Walker is Regents' Professor and department chairperson of history and philosophy at the University of Montana, Bozeman. He is the author of The Lost Wolves of Japan.