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Venomous Encounters: Snakes, Vivisection and Scientific Medicine in Colonial Australia
Peter Hobbins
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Description for Venomous Encounters: Snakes, Vivisection and Scientific Medicine in Colonial Australia
Hardback. 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 nineteenth-century Australia and India, the neglected significance of inter-colony exchanges and conflicts and the importance of vivisection to science. Series Editor(s): Thompson, Andrew. Series: Studies in Imperialism. Num Pages: 216 pages, 30 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MBF; 3JH; MBX; MMGT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 513.
How do we know which snakes are dangerous? This seemingly simple question caused constant concern for the white settlers who colonised Australia after 1788. Facing a multitude of serpents in the bush, their fields and their homes, colonists wanted to know which were the harmful species and what to do when bitten. But who could provide this expertise? Liberally illustrated with period images, Venomous encounters argues that much of the knowledge about which snakes were deadly was created by observing snakebite in domesticated creatures, from dogs to cattle. Originally accidental, by the middle of the nineteenth century this process became ... Read more
How do we know which snakes are dangerous? This seemingly simple question caused constant concern for the white settlers who colonised Australia after 1788. Facing a multitude of serpents in the bush, their fields and their homes, colonists wanted to know which were the harmful species and what to do when bitten. But who could provide this expertise? Liberally illustrated with period images, Venomous encounters argues that much of the knowledge about which snakes were deadly was created by observing snakebite in domesticated creatures, from dogs to cattle. Originally accidental, by the middle of the nineteenth century this process became ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Series
Studies in Imperialism
Condition
New
Weight
513g
Number of Pages
216
Place of Publication
Manchester, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781526101440
SKU
V9781526101440
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About Peter Hobbins
Peter Hobbins is Research Fellow in the Department of History at the University of Sydney, Australia -- .
Reviews for Venomous Encounters: Snakes, Vivisection and Scientific Medicine in Colonial Australia
'A really well-presented work that would be of great interest to a wide range of scholars. It makes several important suggestions regarding the nature of colonial scientific practices that substantially adds to our understanding of them. I would recommend it to anyone interested in imperial history, history of science/medicine and the growing field of animal humanities.' Saurabh Mishra, University ... Read more