The smell culture reader

The smell culture reader

by Drobnick, Jim

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Here is a much-needed overview of what is arguably our most elusive sense. Sight and hearing have been the subject of numerous books, while the so-called "lower senses" have remained relatively unexplored despite powerful and complex social meanings. From hygiene to aromatherapy, the foul to the fragrant, smell is shown here to be much more than a physical act of perception.

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Title Statements

  • Full title :The smell culture reader / ed. by Jim Drobnick.

Summary

Here is a much-needed overview of what is arguably our most elusive sense. Sight and hearing have been the subject of numerous books, while the so-called "lower senses" have remained relatively unexplored despite powerful and complex social meanings. From hygiene to aromatherapy, the foul to the fragrant, smell is shown here to be much more than a physical act of perception.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:2006.

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):Berg
  • Place of Publication:Oxford
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:2006.

The Physical Object

  • Description:XII, 442 Seiten ; : 24 cm

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:1845202120, 9781845202125, 1845202139, 9781845202132
  • oclc:ocn255246714
  • LC Classification:GN279
  • Dewey Decimal:306.4

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