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Sarasohn Lisa T. <1950-> |
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Getting under our skin : the cultural and social history of vermin / / Lisa T. Sarasohn |
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Baltimore, Maryland : , : Johns Hopkins University Press, , [2021] |
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©2021 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Pests - Control - Economic aspects - Great Britain - North America |
Pests - Social aspects - Great Britain - North America |
Human-animal relationships - Great Britain - North America |
Pests - Psychological aspects |
Pests in literature |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages [229]-268) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Introduction. Vermin in history -- "That nauseous venomous insect" : bed bugs in early modern Britain -- Bed bugs creeping through modern times -- Praying lice : creeping into religion, science, and sexuality -- Lousy societies : infesting the lower classes and foreigners -- The perils of lice in the modern world -- The flea in humanity's ear -- Modern fleas : literal and linguistic weapons -- Attacking rodents : rats in early modern times -- The two cultures of rats, 1800-2020 -- Conclusion. The power of vermin. |
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"Vermin are not only pestering; they shape the way people look at each other and are a way that some people get to feel superior to others"-- |
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