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Poison
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- Book Synopsis
- 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.
- About The Author
- 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.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9780752455471
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- The History Press, (01 February 2011)
- Number of Pages
- 224
- Weight
- 440 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 210 x 142 x 27 mm
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