Venomous encounters : snakes, vivisection and scientific medicine in colonial Australia /

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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 and conflic...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hobbins, Peter (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Manchester, UK : Manchester University Press, 2017.
Edición:MSI edition.
Colección:Studies in imperialism (Manchester, England)
Temas:
1788-1900
Venom > Australia > History.
Vivisection > Australia > History.
Poisonous snakes > Venom > Australia > History.
Venin > Australie > Histoire.
Vivisection > Australie > Histoire.
Serpents venimeux > Venin > Australie > Histoire.
Australasian & Pacific History.
Colonialism & Imperialism.
Animals & Society.
HISTORY > Australia & New Zealand.
MEDICAL > History.
HISTORY > General.
HISTORY / Australia & New Zealand
Vivisection
Venom
Poisonous snakes > Venom
Animals & society > Australasia > Australasian & Pacific history.
Australia > History > 1788-1900.
Australie > Histoire > 1788-1900.
Australia
Electronic books
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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. Immunology and indigeneity: species, serums and localisms, 1890-1914
  • Conclusion
  • Index.

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