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The Arsenic Century
How Victorian Britain was Poisoned at Home, Work, and Play
Taschenbuch von James C. Whorton

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The story of arsenic in Victorian Britain, looking both at its widespread presence in everything from candles to curtains, and also its more sinister use for murder and suicide.
The story of arsenic in Victorian Britain, looking both at its widespread presence in everything from candles to curtains, and also its more sinister use for murder and suicide.
Über den Autor
James C. Whorton is Professor Emeritus of the History of Medicine at the University of Washington, Seattle, and has written numerous articles and books on the history of medicine and health, including Nature Cures. The History of Alternative Medicine in America, also published by Oxford University Press.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
  • 1: 'Such an Instrument of Death and Agony'

  • 2: 'A New Race of Poisoners'

  • 3: A New Breed of Detectives

  • 4: 'The Chief Terror of Poisoners'

  • 5: A Penn'orth of Poison

  • 6: 'Sugared Death'

  • 7: 'The Hue of Death, the Tint of the Grave'

  • 8: Walls of Death

  • 9: Physician-assisted Poisoning

  • 10: 'A Very Wholesome Poison'

  • 11: Poison in the Factory and on the Farm

  • 12: 'Dangers that Lie Wait in the Pint-Pot'

  • Notes

  • Index

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2011
Fachbereich: Allgemeines
Genre: Geschichte
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Thema: Lexika
Medium: Taschenbuch
Seiten: 448
ISBN-13: 9780199605996
ISBN-10: 0199605998
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Whorton, James C.
Hersteller: Oxford University Press
Maße: 196 x 131 x 40 mm
Von/Mit: James C. Whorton
Erscheinungsdatum: 14.07.2011
Gewicht: 0,47 kg
preigu-id: 107061993
Über den Autor
James C. Whorton is Professor Emeritus of the History of Medicine at the University of Washington, Seattle, and has written numerous articles and books on the history of medicine and health, including Nature Cures. The History of Alternative Medicine in America, also published by Oxford University Press.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
  • 1: 'Such an Instrument of Death and Agony'

  • 2: 'A New Race of Poisoners'

  • 3: A New Breed of Detectives

  • 4: 'The Chief Terror of Poisoners'

  • 5: A Penn'orth of Poison

  • 6: 'Sugared Death'

  • 7: 'The Hue of Death, the Tint of the Grave'

  • 8: Walls of Death

  • 9: Physician-assisted Poisoning

  • 10: 'A Very Wholesome Poison'

  • 11: Poison in the Factory and on the Farm

  • 12: 'Dangers that Lie Wait in the Pint-Pot'

  • Notes

  • Index

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2011
Fachbereich: Allgemeines
Genre: Geschichte
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Thema: Lexika
Medium: Taschenbuch
Seiten: 448
ISBN-13: 9780199605996
ISBN-10: 0199605998
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Whorton, James C.
Hersteller: Oxford University Press
Maße: 196 x 131 x 40 mm
Von/Mit: James C. Whorton
Erscheinungsdatum: 14.07.2011
Gewicht: 0,47 kg
preigu-id: 107061993
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