Maines, Rachel,  1950- <br/><br/>
Asbestos and fire :  technological tradeoffs and the body at risk / 
Rachel Maines. 
 - New Brunswick, N.J. :  Rutgers University Press,  2005. 
 - xiv, 254 p. :  ill. ;  23 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>The asbestos technology decision environment -- Asbestos before 1880: from natural wonder to industrial material -- The rise of the asbestos curtain -- Mass destruction by fire: asbestos in World War II -- Schools, homes, and workplaces: fire prevention in the postwar built environment -- The asbestos tort conflagration. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0813535751 (hardcover : alk. paper) 9780813535753 (hardcover : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2004016424 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. No.: </label>GBA536355  bnb 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: </label>013185583  Uk 101255613  DNLM 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Asbestos.<br/>Fireproofing.<br/>Amiante.<br/>Ignifugation.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>TA455.A6  / M33 2005