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Kathleen M. Brown

Foul Bodies - Cleanliness and the Making of the Modern Body

English · Hardback

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Description

Contends that care of the body is not simply a private matter but an expression of cultural ideals that reflect the fundamental values of a society. This book provides an intimate view of cleanliness practices and how such forces as urbanization, immigration, market conditions, and concerns about social mobility influenced them.

Product details

Authors	Kathleen M. Brown
Publisher	Yale University Press Ltd

Languages	English
Product format	Hardback
Released	03.02.2009

EAN	9780300106183
ISBN	978-0-300-10618-3
No. of pages	448
Series	Society and the Sexes in the Modern World
Subject	Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories

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