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Clean : an unsanitized history of washing /

Ashenburg, Katherine.

Clean : an unsanitized history of washing / Katherine Ashenburg. - London : Profile, 2008. - 358 p. : ill., ports. ; 23 cm.

Originally published: as The dirt on clean. Toronto, Ont.: Alfred A. Knopf, 2007.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 329-333) and index.

But didn\'t they smell? -- The socail bath: Greeks and Romans -- Bathed in Christ: 200-1000 -- A steamy interlude: 1000-1550 -- A passion for clean linen: 1550-1750 -- The return of water: 1750-1815 -- Baths and how to take them: Europe, 1815-1900 -- Wet all over at once: America, 1815-1900 -- Soap opera: 1900-1950 -- The household shrine: 1950 to the present.

Katherine Ashenburg uses the seemingly routine task of washing (or not) as a starting point for a unique exploration of Western culture. 'Clean' takes us on a journey that is by turn edifying, humorous, startling and not always for the squeamish.

9781846680953 (hbk.) : £12.99 9781846680953 (hbk.) : Đ12.99


Bathing customs--History
Hygiene--History
Beauty and Fashion.
Social & cultural history

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