Another person's poison : a history of food allergy / Matthew Smith.
Another person's poison : a history of food allergy / Matthew Smith.
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Publisher
New York Columbia University Press, ©2015.
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G 2016/2327
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Language
English
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Physical content
290 pages ; 24 cm.
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
One.Food Allergy Before Allergy -- Two.Anaphylaxis, Allergy, and the Food Factor in Disease -- Three.Strangest of All Maladies -- Four.Panic? Or the Pantry? -- Five.An Immunological Explosion? -- Six.The Problem with Peanuts.
Publication information
Publisher
New York Columbia University Press, ©2015.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
©2015.
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Scope and Contents
Summary
To some, food allergies seem like fabricated cries for attention. For others, they pose a dangerous health threat. Food allergies are bound up with so many personal and ideological concerns that it is difficult to determine what is medical and what is myth. This book parses the political, economic, cultural, and genuine health factors of a phenomen...
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Another person's poison : a history of food allergy / Matthew Smith.
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Notes
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Arts and traditions of the table: perspectives on culinary history
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Date Copyright
©2015
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Call Numbers
G 2016/2327
Record Identifier
74VKVpEM0ZwX
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVpEM0ZwX
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ISBN
023116484X
9780231164849 (hbk.)
DDC
616.975
MMS ID
991023986719502626
