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`Excellent' --Paul Levy, Wall Street Journal
'A thought-provoking piece of work' --Big Issue
'Enjoyable' --Independent
'This splendidly edited book activated both my inner child, fascinated with all that's revolting - and my social conscience' --New Scientist
`Very accessible and copiously illustrated... the visual side is excellent' --Herald
'A thought-provoking piece of work' --Big Issue
'Enjoyable' --Independent
'This splendidly edited book activated both my inner child, fascinated with all that's revolting - and my social conscience' --New Scientist
`Very accessible and copiously illustrated... the visual side is excellent' --Herald
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'May god make your house dirty!' - Dogon blessing from Mali
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is an interesting little book and kept me amused for a rainy weekend although I was somewhat skeptical about some of the things it claimed as fact. It is well illustrated (read "lots of pictures and not as many words as I expected, hence I managed to read it in only a weekend") interesting, and provided plenty of food for thought.
If you're having guests and need a conversation starter - read this and leave it on the coffee table!
If you're having guests and need a conversation starter - read this and leave it on the coffee table!
Format:Paperback
This book explores our long, complex and at times paradoxical relationship with both the reality of "dirt", and the idea of dirtiness. The writing is witty, but at times quite academic; if I'd tagged this I'd have tagged it under popular anthropology/sociology. The authors examine both "clean dirt" and sewage-related dirt, and look into how the concept of dirtiness has become embroiled in both our attitudes to sex and in the tropes of racism. It's all fascinating and at times uncomfortable stuff.
The illustrations are thoroughly esoteric; from filth-related Victorian engravings to a mini-graphic novel, they repay close attention. But - surprisingly in a book which, no matter how entertaining, has a serious side -there is no index.
The illustrations are thoroughly esoteric; from filth-related Victorian engravings to a mini-graphic novel, they repay close attention. But - surprisingly in a book which, no matter how entertaining, has a serious side -there is no index.
0 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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This book looked just as good as the one's at the Dirt exhibition bookshop and at a much cheaper price. There was just a little tear on the front cover which was easily remedied with a Pritt stick (glue).
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