Bugs and the Victorians
Subtitle: insects, science, and experts in nineteenth-century England
By: J.F.M. Clark.
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New Haven
Language: eng
Number of pages: 322
ISBN-13: 9780300150919
Subjects: Entomology -- England -- History -- 19th century
Description: This text explores how science became increasingly important in 19th 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.