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9780199297795
From pre-historic grooming rituals to New Age medicine, from ascetics to cosmetics, 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.Smith, Virginia is the author of 'Clean A History of Personal Hygiene and Purity', published 2007 under ISBN 9780199297795 and ISBN 0199297797.
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