Industrial-strength denial : eight stories of corporations defending the indefensible, from the slav...
Industrial-strength denial : eight stories of corporations defending the indefensible, from the slav...
Industrial-strength denial : eight stories of corporations defending the indefensible, from the slave trade to climate change / Barbara Freese.
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Publisher
Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2020]
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G 2020/2507
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Language
English
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Physical content
346 pages ; 24 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Introduction : a dangerous phenomenon -- A "more pleasing representation" : the alternate reality crafted by the slave lobby -- "A wonderful stimulant" : radium, risk and responsibility -- "The nut behind the wheel" : carmakers avoiding blame for highway deaths -- "How wrong one can be" : bias, trib...
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Publisher
Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2020]
Place of Publication
California
Date Published
[2020]
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Summary
"This book tells the stories of eight major campaigns of corporate denial-the lies, delusions, and rationalizations that emerge when people working in competitive, profit-driven group enterprises are faced with powerful evidence that they are causing harm. Tobacco is the poster-child of this phenomenon, but denial comes from people selling many oth...
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Industrial-strength denial : eight stories of corporations defending the indefensible, from the slave trade to climate change / Barbara Freese.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-334) and index.
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G 2020/2507
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74VKaPxJRQbg
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKaPxJRQbg
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ISBN
0520296281 hardcover
9780520296282 hardcover
DDC
338.7
MMS ID
991024315901802626
