03285oam 22006254a 450 991048033180332120211004152544.01-5261-0628-0(CKB)3710000001079567(MiAaPQ)EBC5720110(OCoLC)973046238(MdBmJHUP)musev2_78483(EXLCZ)99371000000107956720170110d2017 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierVenomous encountersSnakes, vivisection and scientific medicine in colonial Australia /Peter HobbinsManchester :Manchester University Press,2017.©2017.1 online resource (xiii, 202 pages) IllustrationsStudies in imperialismIntroduction 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.1-5261-0144-0 1-5261-0627-2 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; IndexVenomous 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.Studies in imperialism.VivisectionAustralieHistoryVenomAustraliaHistoryPoisonous snakesVenomAustraliaHistoryVivisectionAustraliaHistoryVenomAustraliaHistoryPoisonous snakesVenomAustraliaHistoryAustralieHistoire1788-1900AustraliaHistory1788-1900Livres numeriques.Electronic books. VivisectionHistory.VenomHistory.Poisonous snakesVenomHistory.VivisectionHistory.VenomHistory.Poisonous snakesVenomHistory.615.942Hobbins Peter950428Thompson AndrewMdBmJHUPMdBmJHUPBOOK9910480331803321Venomous encounters2148851UNINA