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200 10$aClean$b[electronic resource] $ea history of personal hygiene and purity /$fVirginia Smith
210   $aOxford ;$aNew York $cOxford University Press$d2007
215   $a1 online resource (470 p.)
300   $aDescription based upon print version of record.
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320   $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [433]-436) and index.
327   $aContents; List of Illustrations; Introduction; 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; Notes; Select Bibliography; Acknowledgements of Sources; Index
330   $aA pioneering history of personal hygiene and body-care, from the earliest times to the present. From pre-historic grooming rituals to New Age medicine, Virginia Smith looks at how different cultures have interpreted and striven for personal cleanliness and shows how, throughout history, this striving for purity has brought great social benefits as well as great tragedies. - ;Why do we still have nits? What exactly are 'purity rules'? And why have baths scarcely changed in 200 years?. The long history of personal hygiene and purity is a fascinating subject that reveals how closely we are linked
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