Mad Dogs and Englishmen: Rabies in Britain 1830-2000
Subtitle: Rabies in Britain, 1830-2000 (Science, Technology and Medicine in Modern History)
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: December 10, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9780230542402
Subjects: British & Irish history: c 1700 to c 1900; British & Irish history: from c 1900 -; History of medicine; Social History; History - General History; History: World; British Isles; Europe - Great Britain - General; History; Infectious Diseases; History / Social History; 19th century; Government policy; Great Britain; Prevention; Rabies
Description: Published to coincide with the first World Rabies Day on 7th September 2007, this book provides a history of rabies and its place in British medicine and culture over two centuries.