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Autore |
Hobbins Peter |
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Venomous encounters : Snakes, vivisection and scientific medicine in colonial Australia / / Peter Hobbins |
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Manchester : , : Manchester University Press, , 2017 |
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©2017 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xiii, 202 pages) : Illustrations |
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Collana |
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Vivisection - Australie - History |
Venom - Australia - History |
Poisonous snakes - Venom - Australia - History |
Vivisection - Australia - History |
Livres numeriques. |
Electronic books. |
Australie Histoire 1788-1900 |
Australia History 1788-1900 |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Introduction 1. Serpents and settlers: the colonial animal matrix, 1788-1840 2. Vivisection in the pub: public spectacles and plebeian expertise, 1840-80 3. Ontological conjunctions: dogs, snakes, venoms and germs, 1843-68 4. In vivo veritas: the amoral ascent of colonial vivisection, 1868-76 5. Legislators and other animals: foregrounding vivisection, 1876-95 6. Immunologyand indigeneity: species, serums and localisms, 1890-1914 Conclusion Index. |
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Cover; Studies in imperialism; Contents; List of figures; Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Serpents and settlers: the colonial animal matrix, 1788-1840; 2 Vivisection in the pub: public spectacles and plebeian expertise, 1840-80; 3 Ontological conjunctions: dogs, snakes, venoms and germs, 1840-68; 4 In vivo veritas: the amoral ascent of colonial vivisection, 1868-76; 5 Legislators and other animals: foregrounding vivisection, 1876-95; 6 Immunology and indigeneity: species, serums and localisms, 1890-1914;Conclusion; Bibliography; Index |
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Venomous encounters presents a radically new view of the role of science and scientific methodology in the colonies. It explores the role of snakes, snakebite and snake venom in the emerging science of 19th-century Australia and India, the neglected significance of inter-colony exchanges andconflicts and the importance of vivisection to science. |
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