Store besparelser
Hurtig levering
Gemte
Log ind
0
Kurv
Bøger
Bestsellers
Kommer snart
Nyheder
Spil og hobby
Hjem
Kategorier
Bestsellers
Kommer snart
Nyheder
FAQ
Konto
Kontakt
Kurv
  1. Bog
  2. Historie: specielle begivenheder
  3. Social- & Kulturhistorie

Toxic Histories

- Poison and Pollution in Modern India
Af: David Arnold Engelsk Hardback

Toxic Histories

- Poison and Pollution in Modern India
Af: David Arnold Engelsk Hardback
Tjek vores konkurrenters priser
Toxic Histories combines social, scientific, medical and environmental history to demonstrate the critical importance of poison and pollution to colonial governance, scientific authority and public anxiety in India between the 1830s and 1950s. Against the background of India''s ''poison culture'' and periodic ''poison panics'', David Arnold considers why many familiar substances came to be regarded under colonialism as dangerous poisons. As well as the criminal uses of poison, Toxic Histories shows how European and Indian scientists were instrumental in creating a distinctive system of forensic toxicology and medical jurisprudence designed for Indian needs and conditions, and how local, as well as universal, poison knowledge could serve constructive scientific and medical purposes. Arnold reflects on how the ''fear of a poisoned world'' spilt over into concerns about contamination and pollution, giving ideas of toxicity a wider social and political significance that has continued into India''s postcolonial era.
Vis mere
Tjek vores konkurrenters priser
Normalpris
kr 383
Fragt: 39 kr
6 - 8 hverdage
20 kr
Pakkegebyr
God 4 anmeldelser på
Tjek vores konkurrenters priser
Toxic Histories combines social, scientific, medical and environmental history to demonstrate the critical importance of poison and pollution to colonial governance, scientific authority and public anxiety in India between the 1830s and 1950s. Against the background of India''s ''poison culture'' and periodic ''poison panics'', David Arnold considers why many familiar substances came to be regarded under colonialism as dangerous poisons. As well as the criminal uses of poison, Toxic Histories shows how European and Indian scientists were instrumental in creating a distinctive system of forensic toxicology and medical jurisprudence designed for Indian needs and conditions, and how local, as well as universal, poison knowledge could serve constructive scientific and medical purposes. Arnold reflects on how the ''fear of a poisoned world'' spilt over into concerns about contamination and pollution, giving ideas of toxicity a wider social and political significance that has continued into India''s postcolonial era.
Vis mere
Se mere i:
Produktdetaljer
Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 250
ISBN-13: 9781107126978
Indbinding: Hardback
Udgave:
ISBN-10: 1107126975
Kategori: Social- & Kulturhistorie
Udg. Dato: 15 feb 2016
Længde: 22mm
Bredde: 237mm
Højde: 162mm
Forlag: Cambridge University Press
Oplagsdato: 15 feb 2016
Forfatter(e): David Arnold
Forfatter(e) David Arnold

Kategori Social- & Kulturhistorie

ISBN-13 9781107126978

Sprog Engelsk

Indbinding Hardback

Sider 250

Udgave

Længde 22mm

Bredde 237mm

Højde 162mm

Udg. Dato 15 feb 2016

Oplagsdato 15 feb 2016

Forlag Cambridge University Press

Kategori sammenhænge