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

Hobbins, Peter (author.). Thompson, Andrew, (editor.).

Summary: 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 conflicts and the importance of vivisection to science.

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ISBN: 9781526101440
ISBN: 1526101440
ISBN: 9781526101440
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Physical Description: 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white)
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Publisher: Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2017.

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General Note:	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.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 168-192) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Cover; 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
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