Poison: A Social History
An Illustrated History of Poison or Poisoners
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2011
The History Press Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-7524-5547-1 (ISBN)
The History Press Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-7524-5547-1 (ISBN)
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From Greek philosophers to former Russian spies, the use of poison as a means of ending a life - whether through assassination, murder, suicide, or execution - has a history stretching back over 2,000 years. Even before Socrates accepted his fate by drinking hemlock, countless people must have died as a result of ingesting naturally occurring poisons. And yet poisonous materials often also have beneficial properties: hydrogen fluoride, for example, is highly toxic to humans, but is also a vital component in the production of herbicides, pharmaceuticals, and fluorescent light bulbs. "Poison: a Social History" explores the nature of toxicity and reveals how poison has played a crucial and often unheralded role - for good and for bad - in human history. As well as examining a range of poisonous materials, it also contains case studies of famous, and infamous, poisonings.
Joel Levy is a writer and editor specialising in history, and is the author of several books, including Meltdown, about nuclear disasters, and History's Worst Battles.
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 1.2.2011 |
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Verlagsort | Stroud |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 140 x 210 mm |
Gewicht | 440 g |
Themenwelt | Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte |
Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Sozialgeschichte | |
ISBN-10 | 0-7524-5547-8 / 0752455478 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-7524-5547-1 / 9780752455471 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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