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Author Sarasohn, Lisa T., 1950- author.

Title Getting under our skin the cultural and social history of vermin / Lisa T. Sarasohn
Published Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2021

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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
Summary "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"-- Provided by publisher
Subject 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
Human-animal relationships
Pests -- Control -- Economic aspects
Pests in literature
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781421441399
142144139X