· I have read a chapter called “Soap Opera “ from a book “Clean. An Unsanitised History of Washing“ by Katherine Ashenburg. Katherine is the prize-winning author of three non-fiction books and hundreds of articles on subjects that range from travel to . · Ashenburg's investigation of history's ambivalence towards personal hygiene takes her through plague-ridden streets, hospitals and battlefields. From the bizarre prescriptions of doctors to the. The Dirt on Clean: An Unsanitized History. Knopf Canada, pages. The apparently routine task of taking up soap and water (or not) is Katherine Ashenburg’s starting point for a unique history of private life. Every age and culture was convinced that their version of cleanliness was the correct one, from the Roman who spent a few hours.
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All the Dirt: A History of Getting Clean by Katherine Ashenburg is a fascinating book on the history of mankind and getting "clean". This book explores various TIMES in history along with various CULTURES and tells the reader what culture, at that time period, believed was "clean". Don't eat while reading this! I tried, you won't want to. %T Clean %S An Unsanitised History of Washing %A Katherine Ashenburg %I Profile Books %C London %D %G ISBN 1 3 %P pp %K history, sociology. An Unsanitised History of Washing“ by Katherine Ashenburg. Katherine is the prize-winning author of three non-fiction books and hundreds of articles on subjects that range from travel to mourning customs to architecture.
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