Another Person's Poison: A History of Food Allergy

by Matthew Smith

Book Overview

To some, food allergies seem like fabricated cries for attention. To 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. Another Person's Poison parses the political, economic, cultural, and genuine health factors of a phenomenon that dominates our interactions with others and our understanding of ourselves. For most...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 023116484X
• ISBN13: 9780231164849
• Release Date: May 2015
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.2" x 8.9"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher