Rotten Bodies
Title | Rotten Bodies PDF eBook |
Author | Kevin Siena |
Publisher | Yale University Press |
Pages | 346 |
Release | 2019-05-28 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0300233523 |
A revealing look at how the memory of the plague held the poor responsible for epidemic disease in eighteenth-century Britain Britain had no idea that it would not see another plague after the horrors of 1666, and for a century and a half the fear of epidemic disease gripped and shaped British society. Plague doctors had long asserted that the bodies of the poor were especially prone to generating and spreading contagious disease, and British doctors and laypeople alike took those warnings to heart, guiding medical ideas of class throughout the eighteenth century. Dense congregations of the poor--in workhouses, hospitals, slums, courtrooms, markets, and especially prisons--were rendered sites of immense danger in the public imagination, and the fear that small outbreaks might run wild became a profound cultural force. Extensively researched, with a wide body of evidence, this book offers a fascinating look at how class was constructed physiologically and provides a new connection between the seventeenth and nineteenth centuries and the ravages of plague and cholera, respectively.
Rotten Bodies
Title | Rotten Bodies PDF eBook |
Author | Kevin Siena |
Publisher | Yale University Press |
Pages | 346 |
Release | 2019-05-28 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0300245424 |
A revealing look at how the memory of the plague held the poor responsible for epidemic disease in eighteenth-century Britain Britain had no idea that it would not see another plague after the horrors of 1666, and for a century and a half the fear of epidemic disease gripped and shaped British society. Plague doctors had long asserted that the bodies of the poor were especially prone to generating and spreading contagious disease, and British doctors and laypeople alike took those warnings to heart, guiding medical ideas of class throughout the eighteenth century. Dense congregations of the poor—in workhouses, hospitals, slums, courtrooms, markets, and especially prisons—were rendered sites of immense danger in the public imagination, and the fear that small outbreaks might run wild became a profound cultural force. Extensively researched, with a wide body of evidence, this book offers a fascinating look at how class was constructed physiologically and provides a new connection between the seventeenth and nineteenth centuries and the ravages of plague and cholera, respectively.
Rotten Bodies
Title | Rotten Bodies PDF eBook |
Author | MR Steven Jenkins |
Publisher | |
Pages | |
Release | 2015-05-13 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9780993283611 |
We all fear death's dark spectre, but in a zombie apocalypse, dying is a privilege reserved for the lucky few. There are worse things than a bullet to the brain-much worse. The dead are walking, and they're hungry. Steven Jenkins, bestselling author of Fourteen Days and Burn The Dead, shares six zombie tales that are rotten for all the right reasons. Meet Dave, a husband and father with a dirty secret, who quickly discovers that lies aren't only dangerous...they're deadly. Athlete Sarah once ran for glory, but when she finds herself alone on a country road with an injured knee, second place is as good as last. Working in a cremation facility, Rob likes to peek secretly at the faces of his inventory before they're turned to ash. When it comes to workplace health and sanity, however, some rules are better left unbroken. Howard, shovelling coal in the darkness of a Welsh coalmine, knows something's amiss when his colleagues begin to disappear. But it's when the lights come on that things get truly scary. Six different takes on the undead, from the grotesque to the downright terrifying. But reader beware: as the groans get louder and the twitching starts, you'll be dying to reach the final page. "Utterly hair-raising, in all its gory glory!" CATE HOGAN - Author of One Summer
Rotten!
Title | Rotten! PDF eBook |
Author | Anita Sanchez |
Publisher | HMH Books For Young Readers |
Pages | 99 |
Release | 2019 |
Genre | Biodegradation |
ISBN | 1328841650 |
Describes the process of decomposition, discussing the role of decomposers such as sharks, vultures, and earthworms, and includes experiments demonstrating how decomposition supports new life.
The Works of Francis Bacon, Lord Chancellor of England
Title | The Works of Francis Bacon, Lord Chancellor of England PDF eBook |
Author | Francis Bacon |
Publisher | |
Pages | 588 |
Release | 1876 |
Genre | Great Britain |
ISBN |
Kenya National Assembly Official Record (Hansard)
Title | Kenya National Assembly Official Record (Hansard) PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 29 |
Release | 1995-10-19 |
Genre | |
ISBN |
The official records of the proceedings of the Legislative Council of the Colony and Protectorate of Kenya, the House of Representatives of the Government of Kenya and the National Assembly of the Republic of Kenya.
The Works of Robert Boyle, Part I Vol 5
Title | The Works of Robert Boyle, Part I Vol 5 PDF eBook |
Author | Michael Hunter |
Publisher | Taylor & Francis |
Pages | 621 |
Release | 2024-08-07 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 1040244122 |
Including all Robert Boyle's published works, this is the first seven volumes of a 14-volume set. All texts are fully annotated and comprehensively indexed. Works originally in Latin are presented in their contemporary English translations.