Aroma: The Cultural History of Smell by Constance Classen, Anthony Synnott, David Howes

Aroma: The Cultural History of Smell

Constance Classen, Anthony Synnott, David Howes

256 pages first pub 1994 (editions)

nonfiction history sociology informative medium-paced
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Smell is a social phenomenon, given particular meanings and values by different cultures. Odours form the building blocks of cosmologies, class hierarchies, and political odours. They can enforce social structures or transgress them, unite people ...

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