02411nam 2200541 450 991081528730332120230117220457.01-4214-4139-X(CKB)4940000000610615(OCoLC)1267299415(MdBmJHUP)muse98670(MiAaPQ)EBC6717011(Au-PeEL)EBL6717011(PPN)267358032(EXLCZ)99494000000061061520230117d2021 uy 0engur|||||||nn|ntxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierGetting under our skin the cultural and social history of vermin /Lisa T. SarasohnBaltimore, Maryland :Johns Hopkins University Press,[2021]©20211 online resource1-4214-4138-1 Includes bibliographical references (pages [229]-268) and index.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."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"--Provided by publisher.PestsControlEconomic aspectsGreat BritainNorth AmericaPestsSocial aspectsGreat BritainNorth AmericaHuman-animal relationshipsGreat BritainNorth AmericaPestsPsychological aspectsPests in literaturePestsControlEconomic aspectsPestsSocial aspectsHuman-animal relationshipsPestsPsychological aspects.Pests in literature.632.960941Sarasohn Lisa T.1950-542043MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910815287303321Getting under our skin3937244UNINA