Cultural History of Insects in the Age of Industry

Series Preface
List of Illustrations


Introduction: Origins, Transformations, Impacts, Carol M. Anelli & Susan W. Fisher
1. Insect Knowledge: The Discovery and Description of Insect Diversity, Norman F. Johnson and Andrew Polaszek
2. Insects and Disease: A Formidable War Alliance, Melissa K. Miller and Gary L. Miller
3. Insects and Food: A Global View of Edible Insects, Florence Vaccarello Dunkel
4. Insect Products: Apiculture, Sericulture, and Other Insect-Derived Commodities, Walter S. Sheppard and Carol M. Anelli
5. Insects in Mythology and Religion: Natural Theology, Megan E. Meuti and Susan W. Fisher
6. Insects as Symbols: Making Meaning with Insects in the Nineteenth Century, Adam Dodd
7. Insects in Literature and Language: "Crawling at your feet, you may observe a Bread-and-Butterfly", Rosalind White
8. Insects in Art: The Age of Industry, Deirdre Prischmann-Voldseth


Notes
Bibliography
Contributors' List
Index

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• Antropologia social e cultural
• Pensamento e ideologia ambientalista
• Insectos (entomologia)
• Animais e sociedade
• História da engenharia e da tecnologia
• História da medicina
• História social e cultural

Entomology; agricultural study; disease; forensics; ants; bees; cockroaches; flies; pandemic; societal anxiety; religion; food; art; middle ages