Mining Gold and Manufacturing Ignorance

This open access book charts how South Africa’s gold mines have systematically suppressed evidence of hazardous work practices and the risks associated with mining. For most of the twentieth century, South Africa was the world’s largest producer of gold. Although the country enjoyed a reputation for...

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Main Authors:	McCulloch, Jock, Miller, Pavla
Format:	Online
Language:	English
Published:	Springer Nature 2023
Subjects:	Goldmining Occupational lung disease Silicosis Tuberculosis Southern Africa Occupational injury African studies Colonialism Racism History of mining Epidemiology thema EDItEUR::M Medicine and Nursing::MK Medical specialties, branches of medicine::MKV Environmental medicine::MKVP Occupational medicine thema EDItEUR::M Medicine and Nursing::MB Medicine: general issues::MBN Public health and preventive medicine thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PD Science: general issues::PDX History of science thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHH African history thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHT History: specific events and topics::NHTQ Colonialism and imperialism
Online Access:	ONIX_20230413_9789811983276_53
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