Overview
Examines poisons and related substances in a transdisciplinary context, comprising the history of science, literature and film studies Conceptualizes poison as "precarious". This innovative perspective highlights poison as a medium of undermining identity and society and takes poison as a metaphor for social instability The contributions in the volume cover a wide range from prominent court cases, including the Lafarge affair, to scientific disputes, literary analyses and cutting-edge theory
- | Author: Heike Klippel
- | Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
- | Publication Date: Nov 27, 2017
- | Number of Pages: 254 pages
- | Binding: Hardback or Cased Book
- | ISBN-10: 3319649086
- | ISBN-13: 9783319649085
