Getting under our skin the cultural and social history 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"--

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Sarasohn, Lisa T., 1950- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2021.
Subjects:
Human-animal relationships > Great Britain > North America.
Pests in literature.
Pests > Psychological aspects.
Pests > Control > Economic aspects > Great Britain > North America.
Pests > Social aspects > Great Britain > North America.
Animaux et plantes nuisibles dans la littérature.
Animaux et plantes nuisibles > Aspect psychologique.
Human-animal relationships.
Pests > Control > Economic aspects.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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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