ISBN:
9781440852664
Language:
English
Pages:
xviii, 192 Seiten
,
Illustrationen
Series Statement:
History of human spaces
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Hoagland, Alison K., 1951- author Bathroom
DDC:
391.6/4
Keywords:
Bathing customs History
;
Bathrooms History
;
Hygiene History
;
USA
;
Bad
;
Körperpflege
;
Reinlichkeit
Abstract:
Preface: the personal and the public in the American home -- Chronology -- Cleanliness: preceding the bathroom -- Sanitation: creating the bathroom -- Technology: furnishing the bathroom -- Infrastructure: connecting the bathroom -- Inequality: acquiring the bathroom -- Privacy: locating the bathroom -- Consumerism: equipping the bathroom -- Personal care: selling the bathroom -- Beyond cleanliness: expanding the bathroom -- Current issues: using the bathroom -- Conclusion: personal and public
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
