Concepts of cleanliness : changing attitudes in France since the Middle Ages / Georges Vigarello ; translated by Jean Birrell.

Author
Vigarello, Georges [Browse]
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Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press ; Paris : Maison des Sciences de l'Homme, 1988.
Description
ix, 239 pages ; 23 cm

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Architecture Library - Stacks GT2846.F7 V5413 1988q Oversize Browse related items Request
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      Past and present publications [More in this series]
      Notes
      • Translation of: Le propre et le sale.
      • (UES) copy is 22 x 29 cm. photocopy.
      Bibliographic references
      Includes bibliographical references and index.
      Contents
      • Part 1. From Water for Pleasure to Water as Threat: 1. The water that infiltrated
      • 2. The disappearance of certain practices
      • 3. The old pleasures of water
      • Part 2. The Linen That Washed: 4. What was covered and what was seen
      • 5. The skin and white linen
      • 6. Appearances
      • Part 3. From Water That Penentrated To Water That Strengthened: 7. A pleasant sensation on the skin
      • 8. Cold and the new vigour
      • 9. Nature and artifice
      • 10. The stench of towns and people
      • 11. All-over baths and local washing
      • Part 4. The Water That Protected: 12. The functions of the skin
      • 13. Water's itineraries
      • 14. The pastoral of poverty
      • 15. The children of pasteur
      • 16. Installations and privacy.
      ISBN
      • 0521342481
      • 9780521342483
      • 2735102343 ((France))
      • 9782735102341 ((France))
      LCCN
      88004125
      OCLC
      17619722
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