Clean: A History of Personal Hygiene and Purity
Author:   Smith
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
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9780199532087


Pages:   470
Publication Date:   24 July 2008
Format:   Paperback
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Clean: A History of Personal Hygiene and Purity


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Author:   Smith
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 12.90cm , Height: 2.60cm , Length: 19.60cm
Weight:   0.471kg
ISBN:  

9780199532087


ISBN 10:   0199532087
Pages:   470
Publication Date:   24 July 2008
Audience:   General/trade ,  Adult education ,  General ,  Further / Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

1: Bio-Physicality 2: The Cosmetic Toilette 3: Greek Hygiene 4: Roman Baths 5: Asceticism 6: Medieval Morals 7: Protestant Regimens 8: Civil Cleanliness 9: Health Crusaders 10: The Body Beautiful Select Bibliography Index

Reviews

This is a fascinating account of cleanliness, from BC to MRSA. BBC History Magazine. This is a fascinating cornucopia of cleanliness. P. D. Smith. The Guardian. Smith's book, filled with offbeat erudition, is a fascinating journey through centuries. Sunday Times.


Author Information

Virginia Smith is a freelance historian who specializes in the history of personal hygiene. She was previously a Fellow of the Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine, under the supervision of the late Roy Porter, and is currently an honorary fellow of the Centre for History in Public Health at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. Her current research interests include the history of cosmetics, spas, and nudity.

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