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Bodily Matters : The Anti-Vaccination Movement in England, 1853-1907 /

'Bodily Matters' examines the anti-vaccination movement in Victorian Britain, locating it at the centre of public debate about medical developments, the politics of class, the extent of government intervention in the lives of its citizens & the values ofa liberal society.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Durbach, Nadja, 1971- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Durham : Duke University Press, 2005.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The parliamentary lancet
  • Fighting the "babies battle"
  • Populism, citizenship, and the politics of Victorian liberalism
  • The body politics of class formation
  • Vampires, vivisectors, and the Victorian body
  • Germs, dirt, and the constitution
  • Class, gender, and the conscientious objector.