LEADER 03285oam 22006254a 450 001 9910480331803321 005 20211004152544.0 010 $a1-5261-0628-0 035 $a(CKB)3710000001079567 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5720110 035 $a(OCoLC)973046238 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)musev2_78483 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000001079567 100 $a20170110d2017 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aVenomous encounters$eSnakes, vivisection and scientific medicine in colonial Australia /$fPeter Hobbins 210 1$aManchester :$cManchester University Press,$d2017. 210 4$dİ2017. 215 $a1 online resource (xiii, 202 pages) $cIllustrations 225 0 $aStudies in imperialism 300 $aIntroduction 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. 311 $a1-5261-0144-0 311 $a1-5261-0627-2 327 $aCover; 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 330 $aVenomous encounters presents a radically new view of the role of science and scientific methodology in the colonies. It explores the role of snakes, snakebite and snake venom in the emerging science of 19th-century Australia and India, the neglected significance of inter-colony exchanges andconflicts and the importance of vivisection to science. 410 0$aStudies in imperialism. 606 $aVivisection$zAustralie$xHistory 606 $aVenom$zAustralia$xHistory 606 $aPoisonous snakes$xVenom$zAustralia$xHistory 606 $aVivisection$zAustralia$xHistory 606 $aVenom$zAustralia$xHistory 606 $aPoisonous snakes$xVenom$zAustralia$xHistory 607 $aAustralie$xHistoire$y1788-1900 607 $aAustralia$xHistory$y1788-1900 608 $aLivres numeriques. 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aVivisection$xHistory. 615 0$aVenom$xHistory. 615 0$aPoisonous snakes$xVenom$xHistory. 615 0$aVivisection$xHistory. 615 0$aVenom$xHistory. 615 0$aPoisonous snakes$xVenom$xHistory. 676 $a615.942 700 $aHobbins$b Peter$0950428 702 $aThompson$b Andrew 801 0$bMdBmJHUP 801 1$bMdBmJHUP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910480331803321 996 $aVenomous encounters$92148851 997 $aUNINA