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| Author | : David Arnold |
| File Size | : 48,6 Mb |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Language | : English |
| Release Date | : 15 February 2016 |
| ISBN | : 9781107126978 |
| Pages | : 253 pages |
An analysis of the challenge that India's poison culture posed for colonial rule and toxicology's creation of a public role for science.
An analysis of the challenge that India's poison culture posed for colonial rule and toxicology's creation of a public role for science.
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