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Chargement... The Minamata Story: An EcoTragedypar Seán Michael Wilson
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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 becausemany 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. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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 Google Books — Chargement...GenresClassification décimale de Melvil (CDD)615.925663Technology Medicine and health Pharmacology and therapeutics Toxicology; Poisons Mineral irritantsClassification de la Bibliothèque du CongrèsÉvaluationMoyenne: (3.5)
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"Enjoy" is not the right word, but I am glad that I read this. I had no idea about the Minamata disaster, and this briskly tells the tale, provides context of the time, and shows the personal long-term effects of those caught up in the wrong place at the wrong time. I wish that I got to know the main character a little better, because I do think this could have been expanded out into a more fleshed out A and B plot, whereas the way it is set up, the protagonist doesn't have much of an arc or that extensive of a life going on around him. He is essentially a framing device with the research about Minamata being the main plot. Despite this, I still love what I read. (