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Author

Brown, Kathleen M., 1960-

Title Foul bodies [electronic resource] : cleanliness in early America / Kathleen M. Brown.

Imprint

New Haven : Yale University Press, c2009.

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Available to Pittsburg State University patrons only.

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Location	Call No.	OPAC Message	Status
Axe ProQuest E-Book	Electronic Book	---	Available

Description	xiv, 450 p. : ill.
Series	Society and the sexes in the modern world
	Society and the sexes in the modern world.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (p. 369-435) and index.
Contents	Caring for the early modern body -- Skin -- Corruption -- Empire's new clothes -- Gentility -- Virtue -- Reimagining sickness and health -- Healing housework -- Redemption -- Laborers -- Immersion -- Mission.
Reproduction	Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Subject	Hygiene -- United States -- History -- 18th century.
	Hygiene -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
Genre/Form	Electronic books.
Added Author	ProQuest (Firm)
ISBN	9780300106183 (cloth : alk. paper)
	0300106181 (cloth : alk. paper)