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Hubbub: Filth, Noise, and Stench in England, 1600-1770
Hubbub Filth Noise and Stench in England 16001770
Author: Emily Cockayne
Modern city-dwellers suffer their share of unpleasant experiences -- traffic jams, noisy neighbors, pollution, food scares -- but urban nuisances of the past existed on a different scale entirely, this book explains in vivid detail. Focusing on offenses to the eyes, ears, noses, taste buds, and skin of inhabitants of England’s pre-Industri...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780300137569
ISBN-10: 0300137567
Publication Date: 4/28/2008
Pages: 352
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Publisher: Yale University Press
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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