Smell : the secret seducer / Piet Vroon ; with Anton van Amerongen and Hans de Vries ; translated fr...
Smell : the secret seducer / Piet Vroon ; with Anton van Amerongen and Hans de Vries ; translated fr...
Smell : the secret seducer / Piet Vroon ; with Anton van Amerongen and Hans de Vries ; translated from the Dutch by Paul Vincent.
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Publisher
New York : Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1997.
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Date
1997.
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N612.86/9
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Language
English
Dutch
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Physical Description
Physical content
x, 226 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents
1. The History of Smelling -- 2. The Olfactory Organ -- 3. The Nature of Smell -- 4. Smell Over One's Lifetime -- 5. Smell and Memory -- 6. Odor-Driven Behavior -- 7. Perfumes and Olfactory Passports -- 8. Olfactory Disorders -- 9. Conclusion.
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Publisher
New York : Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1997.
Edition
1st Farrar, Straus and Giroux ed.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
1997.
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Summary
How we smell is Vroon's subject and his metier. In a brief history of smelling, Vroon shows how over time some cultures have exalted strong smells (associating them with passion, virility, and excitement), while others have considered them the evidence of decadence and barbarism. In Vroon's view, Western culture has been so thoroughly cleansed of u...
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Smell : the secret seducer / Piet Vroon ; with Anton van Amerongen and Hans de Vries ; translated from the Dutch by Paul Vincent.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [211]-226).
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N612.86/9
Record Identifier
74VvPXNoa5GO
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvPXNoa5GO
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ISBN
0374257043 (alk. paper)
9780374257040 (alk. paper)
DDC
612.86
MMS ID
991005599949702626
