The Bathroom: A Social History Of Cleanliness And The Body (History Of Human Spaces)

This book gives a complete history of the American bathroom and describes how the smallest yet most complex room in the American house is at the nexus of personal behavior and public investment. * Offers a comprehensive overview of the history of the American bathroom * Provides a detailed look at the material culture of the bathroom * Focuses on the bathroom as a social space of consumers * Includes chapters that connect the bathroom with the public infrastructure (e.g., sanitation, technology) that surrounds it * Features 20 images that show the historical progression of the bathroom in American homes

• | Author: Alison K. Hoagland
• | Publisher: Greenwood
• | Publication Date: Aug 24, 2018
• | Number of Pages: 216 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover/HEALTH & FITNESS
• | ISBN-10: 1440852669
• | ISBN-13: 9781440852664