FOREWORD SERIES EDITOR''S PREFACE ABOUT THE AUTHOR ACKNOWLEDGMENTS INTRODUCTION: The Perils of Progress Modernity''s Pollution Problems Methodology The Four Horsemen of the Toxic Apocalypse Common Themes to Consider The Blame Game Conspiracy Theory and Historical Amnesia The Moral Dimension 1 The Minamata Disaster and the True Costs of Japanese Modernization Chisso Corporation Disturbing Signs Political and Cultural Obstacles Lifting the Veil of Silence The Battle Rejoined Atomic Bombs, Godzilla, and the Culture of Victimization Seeking Justice Outside the Courts The Uniqueness of the Japanese Case Minamata as a Global Event The Appeal to Emotion A New Way to Calculate Progress A Lingering Toxicity SOURCES Struggling with the Disease "Those who remain are like embers." T he Confrontation at Goi "Let a feather drop onto their heads." The Chisso Corporations Defends Itself 2 Love Canal and the Law of Unintended Consequences The Unspoken Bargain The Bargain Re-evaluated Reports of Mysterious Substances Science in the Service of the State Long Term Social and Political Effects "Revitalizing" the Community SOURCES A Child''s Death A Curious Tax Audit Passing the Buck And Who Was Responsible? 3 The Bhopal Gas Tragedy: A Perfect Storm of Injustice India, Union Carbide, and the Green Revolution Complacency Corporate and Popular Responses Finger Pointing The Legal Drama A Silver Lining? The Disaster Industry SOURCES Profit at All Costs? Robert A. Peck, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs, Department of State, responds to questions from the House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs Ronald Wisehart, vice president for Government Relations, Union Carbide Corp., responds to questions from the committee. Safety First? 4 The Techno-Politics of Disaster: Chernobyl and the Collapse of the Soviet Union Anatomy of an Accident Political Fallout and Historical Context Evacuation The Blame Game Toward an Explanation Casualties and Health Consequences Chernobyl after Chernobyl SOURCES "Television Address by Mikhail Gorbachev, 14 May 1986, Moscow" The Western Nuclear-Power Industry Reacts The Myth of Chernobyl? Victims and Heroes: Voices from Chernobyl EPILOGUE: MAKING CONNECTIONS BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX.