Venomous encounters : snakes, vivisection and scientific medicine in colonial Australia / Peter Hobbins.

Author
Hobbins, Peter [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2017.
Description
xiii, 202 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm.

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    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.
    ISBN
    • 9781526101440 ((hardback))
    • 1526101440 ((hardback))
    LCCN
    2017304085
    OCLC
    954429595
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