Sublime lead : at the intersection of art, science, and politics / Alanah Fitch.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fitch, Alanah, 1953- author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Lead--History.

Lead.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (964 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2024]

Summary:

Lead is a silent toxin that became the fascination of humanity early on. The story of lead has been portrayed simply as evil vs good, but it is far more complex than one thinks. It is a story of many individuals and many cultures, mythologies, and wonders. This book explores the fantastic utility and art of lead and chronologically presents the history of humanity's complex social and scientific relationship with it. Beginning with the distant geologic origin of lead ore bodies, ancient mining, and the technology of the world from pre-Roman to medieval ages to a focus on modern technology, toxicology, the social aspects of lead poisoning, the U.S. lead industry, and present-day lawsuits that involve lead, it guides readers down a path of discovery that parallels our discovery of lead.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Sublime Lead

Copyright

Contents

1. Reprobate Silver

2. A Monstrous Parasite

3. Heavy Metal

4. Lustful Desire

5. Enlightenment

6. Illuminated

7. Who Chooseth Me

8. Fertile Lead

9. In Search of Brilliance

10. Bingeing on Lead

11. Overindulgence and Indigestion

12. Chat, Chat, Chat

13. "Heroic" Industry, a Sentimental Woman, and an Intimate Relationship

14. Prometheus Unbound

15. A Philosophical Question Is Addressed

16. Yes, But Is It Science?

17. A Murder of Lawyers

18. The Final Chapter

References

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource and publisher information; title from PDF title page (viewed on November 26, 2024).

ISBN:

0-19-760325-4

0-19-760324-6

OCLC:

1500764900