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Chasing Dirt: The American Pursuit of Cleanliness Suellen Hoy
Chasing Dirt: The American Pursuit of Cleanliness
Suellen Hoy
The American pursuit of cleanliness has often been described as a national obsession. Charting the development of this trait, this study stresses the influence of women, the recognition of the need to fight disease, and the manner in which cleanliness became an American middle-class fixation.
272 pages, 16 pp halftones
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | October 10, 1996 |
| Original release date | 1997 |
| ISBN13 | 9780195111286 |
| Publishers | Oxford University Press Inc |
| Pages | 288 |
| Dimensions | 143 × 217 × 20 mm · 412 g |
| Language | English |