Author: Paul David Blanc
Title: Fake Silk: The Lethal History of Viscose Rayon. (Signed and Inscribed. )
Description: New Haven: Yale University Press, 2016. Autographed. 8vo. 309 pp. Hard cover. Very Good+. Purple paper covered boards. Dust Jacket Very Good+. Signed and inscribed by the author on free end paper, dated December 2016. ISBN: 9780300224887 0300224885. When a new technology makes people ill, how high does the body count have to be before protectives steps are taken? This disturbing work tells a dark story of hazardous manufacturing, poisonous materials, environmental abuses, political machinations, and economics trumping safety concerns. It explores the century-long history of 'fake silk' or cellulose viscose, used to produce such products as rayon textiles and tires, cellophane, and everyday kitchen sponges. .
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Title: Fake Silk: The Lethal History of Viscose Rayon. (Signed and Inscribed. )
Description: New Haven: Yale University Press, 2016. Autographed. 8vo. 309 pp. Hard cover. Very Good+. Purple paper covered boards. Dust Jacket Very Good+. Signed and inscribed by the author on free end paper, dated December 2016. ISBN: 9780300224887 0300224885. When a new technology makes people ill, how high does the body count have to be before protectives steps are taken? This disturbing work tells a dark story of hazardous manufacturing, poisonous materials, environmental abuses, political machinations, and economics trumping safety concerns. It explores the century-long history of 'fake silk' or cellulose viscose, used to produce such products as rayon textiles and tires, cellophane, and everyday kitchen sponges. .
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Price: US$ 75.00 Seller: Wittenborn Art Books
- Book number: 18-9055
- Book number: 18-9055
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