Science, Technology and Medicine in Modern History: Dogs, Disease and Culture, 1830-2000

Pemberton, N.; Worboys, M.

Rabies was a constant threat in Victorian Britain and gripped popular imagination, not least because its human form, hydrophobia, produced a vile death with the mind and body out of control. This book explores the changing understanding of rabies amongst veterinarians, animal welfare campaigners, state officials, politicians and the public.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2007-10-17

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9780230542402

DOI: 10.1057/9780230589544

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 247