Chasing Dirt: The American Pursuit of Cleanliness

by SuellenHoy (Author)

• Used

  Illustrated
  1997

  $7.60

  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.

• New

  Illustrated
  1997

  $30.01

  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.