Mad dogs and other New Yorkers : rabies, medicine, and society in an American metropolis, 1840-1920 /
Wang, Jessica, 1967-
Mad dogs and other New Yorkers : rabies, medicine, and society in an American metropolis, 1840-1920 / Jessica Wang. - 1 online resource - Animals, history, culture . - Animals, history, culture. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Dogs, humans, and the uses of urban space -- Human and non-human suffering: from animal possession to the art of dying -- Remedies and materia medica: medical authority, political culture, and empire -- The lesion of doom: anatomical tradition and the problem of hydrophobia -- A tale of three laboratories: rabies vaccination and the pasteurization of New York City -- Dogs and the making of the American state: the politics of animal control.
"This book examines the social history of rabies in the context of New York City and its rapid urbanization from the mid-nineteenth century into the early twentieth century. With rabies as its example, the book sheds new light on the history of human-animal relationships, medical understanding of infectious disease, and living with domesticated animals in cities"--
9781421409726 (electronic bk.) 1421409720 (electronic bk.)
Rabies--History.--New York (State)--New York
Rabies in dogs--History.--New York (State)--New York
Zoonoses--History.--New York (State)--New York
Communicable diseases--Diagnosis--History.--New York (State)--New York
Communicable diseases--Prevention.
Public health--History.--New York (State)--New York
Human-animal relationships--History.--New York (State)--New York
Animal welfare--History.--New York (State)--New York
Rabies.
Public health.
Dogs.
Rabies
Public Health
Dogs
Rage--Histoire.--New York (État)--New York
Zoonoses--Histoire.--New York (État)--New York
Maladies infectieuses--Prévention.
Santé publique--Histoire.--New York (État)--New York
Relations homme-animal--Histoire.--New York (État)--New York
Rage.
Santé publique.
Chiens.
public health.
MEDICAL--Public Health.
Animal welfare.
Communicable diseases--Diagnosis.
Communicable diseases--Prevention.
Human-animal relationships.
Public health.
Rabies.
Rabies in dogs.
Zoonoses.
New York City
New York (State)--New York.
Electronic books.
History.
RA644.R3 / W36 2019eb
636.089/4563097471
WC 550
Mad dogs and other New Yorkers : rabies, medicine, and society in an American metropolis, 1840-1920 / Jessica Wang. - 1 online resource - Animals, history, culture . - Animals, history, culture. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Dogs, humans, and the uses of urban space -- Human and non-human suffering: from animal possession to the art of dying -- Remedies and materia medica: medical authority, political culture, and empire -- The lesion of doom: anatomical tradition and the problem of hydrophobia -- A tale of three laboratories: rabies vaccination and the pasteurization of New York City -- Dogs and the making of the American state: the politics of animal control.
"This book examines the social history of rabies in the context of New York City and its rapid urbanization from the mid-nineteenth century into the early twentieth century. With rabies as its example, the book sheds new light on the history of human-animal relationships, medical understanding of infectious disease, and living with domesticated animals in cities"--
9781421409726 (electronic bk.) 1421409720 (electronic bk.)
Rabies--History.--New York (State)--New York
Rabies in dogs--History.--New York (State)--New York
Zoonoses--History.--New York (State)--New York
Communicable diseases--Diagnosis--History.--New York (State)--New York
Communicable diseases--Prevention.
Public health--History.--New York (State)--New York
Human-animal relationships--History.--New York (State)--New York
Animal welfare--History.--New York (State)--New York
Rabies.
Public health.
Dogs.
Rabies
Public Health
Dogs
Rage--Histoire.--New York (État)--New York
Zoonoses--Histoire.--New York (État)--New York
Maladies infectieuses--Prévention.
Santé publique--Histoire.--New York (État)--New York
Relations homme-animal--Histoire.--New York (État)--New York
Rage.
Santé publique.
Chiens.
public health.
MEDICAL--Public Health.
Animal welfare.
Communicable diseases--Diagnosis.
Communicable diseases--Prevention.
Human-animal relationships.
Public health.
Rabies.
Rabies in dogs.
Zoonoses.
New York City
New York (State)--New York.
Electronic books.
History.
RA644.R3 / W36 2019eb
636.089/4563097471
WC 550