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  • Poison, detection and the Victorian imagination

    by Ian Burney ...
    Series series Encounters: Cultural Histories
    This fascinating book looks at the phenomenon of murder and poisoning in the nineteenth century. Focusing on the case of William Palmer, a medical doctor who in 1856 was convicted of murder by poisoning, it examines how his case baffled toxicologists, doctors, detectives and judges. The investigation commences with an overview of the practice of toxicology in the Victorian era, and goes on to ... Read more

    $19.49 USD

  • Global Forensic Cultures

    Making Fact and Justice in the Modern Era

    Edited by Ian Burney, Christopher Hamlin ...
    Essays explore forensic science in global and historical context, opening a critical window onto contemporary debates about the universal validity of present-day genomic forensic practices.Contemporary forensic science has achieved unprecedented visibility as a compelling example of applied expertise. But the common public view—that we are living in an era of forensic deliverance, one exemplified ... Read more

    $55.79 USD

  • Murder and the Making of English CSI

    by Ian Burney, Neil Pemberton ...
    A history of the origins and development of forensic science in murder investigations in early twentieth-century England.Crime scene investigation—or CSI—has captured the modern imagination. On television screens and in newspapers, we follow the exploits of forensic officers wearing protective suits and working behind police tape to identify and secure physical evidence for laboratory analysis. ... Read more

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