On monsters : an unnatural history of our worst fears
Record details
- ISBN: 9780195336160 (hardcover)
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Physical Description:
xii, 351 p. : ill ; 25 cm.
print - Publisher: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [285]-333) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Extraordinary beings -- Alexander fights monsters in India -- Monsters are nature's playthings -- Hermaphrodites and man-headed oxen -- Monstrous desire -- Biblical monsters -- Do monsters have souls? -- The monster killer -- Possessing demons and witches -- Natural history, freaks, and nondescripts -- The medicalization of monsters -- Darwin's mutants -- The art of human vulnerability: angst and horror -- Criminal monsters: psychopathology, aggression, and the malignant heart -- Torturers, terrorists, and zombies: the products of monstrous societies -- Future monsters: robots, mutants, and posthuman cyborgs. |
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Subject: | Monsters |
Genre: | History, world |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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Ste. Rose | 398.245 AS (Text) | 35419001952150 | Adult Non-Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |