Mad Dogs and Englishmen: Rabies in Britain, 1830-2000
Palgrave Macmillan; 1st edition | December 10, 2007 | ISBN-10: 0230542409 | 256 pages | PDF | 3.35 Mb
Palgrave Macmillan; 1st edition | December 10, 2007 | ISBN-10: 0230542409 | 256 pages | PDF | 3.35 Mb
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.