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Stronger Than Dirt: A Cultural History of Advertising Personal Hygiene in America, 1875-1940
Stronger Than Dirt A Cultural History of Advertising Personal Hygiene in America 18751940
Author: Juliann Sivulka
Only a century ago the privilege of washing with soap was a prerogative of the well-to-do, and a bath was something the average person avoided. But by the end of World War I a revolution in the standards of personal hygiene had taken place. Soap was not only more widely used but was suddenly viewed as a powerful symbol of purification, civiliz...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781573929523
ISBN-10: 1573929522
Publication Date: 9/2001
Pages: 369
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Publisher: Humanity Books
Book Type: Paperback
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