Bugs And The Victorians

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. Introduction -- The Politics Of Insects -- Struggle For The Minds Of Insects -- Bees And Ants -- Social Insects And Secular Science -- Darwin And The Entomologists -- The Colorado Beetle -- A Female Entomologist -- Insects And Empire -- House Flies -- Conclusion. J.f.m. Clark. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [245]-310) And Index.