Grassroots literacy and the written record. (2020)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: John Trimbur.
• Authors: Trimbur, John
• Contents: Introduction. Circumstances, Motives, Methods, and Theories Chapter 1. On the Periphery: Life and Literacy in the Kuruman District Chapter 2. Asbestos Mining in the Written Record: A Brief History Chapter 3. The Emergence of Asbestos Activism: From the ‘Period of Non-Awareness’ to the National Asbestos Summit of 1998 Chapter 4. Grassroots Activism and the Mobility of Documents: The Formation of the AIG Chapter 5. Insurgent Lawfare and Form-Made Persons: From Asbestos Related-Disease Sufferers to Plaintiffs Chapter 6. ‘The Lawyer Stole the Money’: The Political Economy of Compensation Conclusion. Grassroots Activism, Popular Participation, and Contextual Spaces
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: Bristol : Multilingual Matters
• Publication Date: 2020
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 306.440968; Sociolinguistics -- South Africa -- Kuruman; Literacy -- Political aspects -- South Africa -- Kuruman; Evidence, Documentary -- South Africa -- Kuruman; Asbestos industry -- Health aspects -- South Africa -- Kuruman; Asbestos -- Law and legislation -- South Africa -- Kuruman; Asbestos miners -- Political activity -- South Africa -- Kuruman
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781788926829; 9781788926812; 9781788926836
• Related ISBNs: 9781788926805
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