Poison: A Social History: An Illustrated History of Poison and Poisoners
From Cleopatra to Mary Ann Cotton, from cone snails to cocaine, this lavishly illustrated book will take you on a fascinating journey through the mysterious world of potions, magical herbs, and psychoactive preparations-substances at once alluring and terrifying. Poison captures them in all their complexity, describing the many roles they have played in history and culture, science and religion, medicine and murder.
From Cleopatra to Mary Ann Cotton, from cone snails to cocaine, this lavishly illustrated book will take you on a fascinating journey through the mysterious world of potions, magical herbs, and psychoactive preparations-substances at once alluring and terrifying. Poison captures them in all their complexity, describing the many roles they have played in history and culture, science and religion, medicine and murder.
| Author | Joel Levy |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Zebra |
| Place | South Africa |
| Year | 2011 |
| ISBN | 9781770223837 |
| Binding | Paperback |
| Condition | New |
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