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The smile revolution in eighteenth century Paris /

You could be forgiven for thinking that the smile has no history; it has always been the same. However, just as different cultures in our own day have different rules about smiling, so did different societies in the past. In fact, amazing as it might seem, it was only in late eighteenth century Fran...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Jones, Colin, 1947- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2014.
Edición:First edition.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:You could be forgiven for thinking that the smile has no history; it has always been the same. However, just as different cultures in our own day have different rules about smiling, so did different societies in the past. In fact, amazing as it might seem, it was only in late eighteenth century France that western civilization discovered the art of the smile. In the 'Old Regime of Teeth' which prevailed in western Europe until then, smiling was quite literally frowned upon. Individuals were fatalistic about tooth loss, and their open mouths would often have been visually repulsive. Rules of con.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xiv, 231 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-217) and index.
ISBN:9780191024849
0191024848
9780198715818
0198715811