Article
Review: 'Brush with Death: A Social History of Lead Poisoning'
Isis
Document Type
Book Review
Publication Date
9-1-2001
Abstract
Christian Warren's Brush with Death: A Social History of Lead Poisoning is an ambitious attempt to trace the twentieth-century history of lead poisoning in America. As such, it focuses on a timely and important topic. Yet, despite Warren's claim that he offers a comprehensive social and cultural approach integrating discussions of three different yet interrelated modes of lead exposure -- occupational, pediatric, and environmental (universal) -- this work is uneven, at times superficial, and in several instances interpretively incorrect.
Inclusive pages
635
ISBN/ISSN
0021-1753
Document Version
Published Version
Copyright
Copyright © 2001, History of Science Society. All rights reserved.
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Peer Reviewed
Yes
Disciplines
Citation Information
John Alfred Heitmann. "Review: 'Brush with Death: A Social History of Lead Poisoning'" Isis Vol. 92 Iss. 3 (2001) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/john_heitmann/4/
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Book citation information: Warren, Christian. Brush With Death: A Social History Of Lead Poisoning. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2000.