Bugs and the Victorians by John F Clark
Explores how science became increasingly important in nineteenth-century British culture and how the systematic study of insects permitted entomologists to engage with the most pressing questions of Victorian times: the nature of God, mind, and governance, and the origins of life.
"This book gives a fascinating and historically grounded sense of the multiple lives of insects and their students in Victorian BritainIt is beautifully written."—Charlotte Sleigh, The British Journal for the History of Science -- Charlotte Sleigh * The British Journal for the History of Science *
"Bugs and the Victorians is essential reading for those drawn to the social and economic upheaval of early Victorian life and how that upheaval influenced the development of science and vice versa."--Arthur V. Evans, Victorian Studies -- Arthur V. Evans * Victorian Studies *
"Bugs and the Victorians is essential reading for those drawn to the social and economic upheaval of early Victorian life and how that upheaval influenced the development of science and vice versa."--Arthur V. Evans, Victorian Studies -- Arthur V. Evans * Victorian Studies *
John F McDiarmid Clark is director, Institute for Environmental History, and lecturer, School of History, University of St. Andrews. He lives in the Kingdom of Fife, Scotland.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780300150919 |
| ISBN 10 | 0300150911 |
| Title | Bugs and the Victorians |
| Author | John F Clark |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Yale University Press |
| Year published | 2009-06-15 |
| Number of pages | 336 |
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