A global history of human body-care, from pre-historic grooming rituals to New Age medicine, from medieval ascetics to 21st century cosmetics.
A book which explores the history of personal grooming and cleanliness from pre-historic times to the 21st century.
"Using first-hand accounts and sources, Clean unfolds the long history of personal hygiene and purity from pre-historic grooming rituals to New Age medicine, from medieval ascetics to 21st century cosmetics."--Jacket.
A 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 …