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Chelsea Berry, "Poisoned Relations: Healing, Power, and Contested Knowledge in the Atlantic World" (U Pennsylvania Press, 2024)

New Books in Science, Technology, and Society

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The Cultural Construction of Poison

This chapter explores the term 'poison' as a socially constructed concept across various cultures in the Atlantic world, particularly between 1680 and 1850. It examines historical poisoning cases and the differing discourses surrounding poison's implications in Western Europe and West Central Africa, focusing on power dynamics and cultural narratives.

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