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Venomous encounters : snakes, vivisection and scientific medicine in colonial Australia / Peter Hobbins.
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Hobbins, Peter
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Language
English
Published/Created
Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2017.
Description
xiii, 202 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm.
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QP632.V46 H63 2017
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Subject(s)
Vivisection
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Australia
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History
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19th century
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Poisonous snakes
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Venom
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Australia
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History
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19th century
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Animal experimentation
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Australia
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History
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19th century
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Series
Studies in imperialism (Manchester, England)
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Studies in imperialism
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references (pages 168-192) and index.
Contents
Introduction
Serpents and settlers : the colonial animal matrix, 1788-1840
Vivisection in the pub : public spectacles and plebeian expertise, 1840-1880
Ontological conjunctions : dogs, snakes, venoms and germs, 1840-1868
In vivo veritas : the amoral ascent of colonial vivisection, 1868-1876
Legislators and other animals : foregrounding vivisection, 1876-1895
Immunology and indigeneity : species, serums and localisms, 1890-1914
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index.
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ISBN
9781526101440 ((hardback))
1526101440 ((hardback))
LCCN
2017304085
OCLC
954429595
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