So clean : Lord Leverhulme, soap and civilisation

This book is an unorthodox biography of William Hesketh Lever, 1st Lord Leverhulme (1851-1925), the founder of the Lever Brothers' Sunlight Soap empire. Unlike previous biographies, which have focused on the man's life story and eccentricities, or just considered one aspect of his career,...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: MANCHESTER : MANCHESTER UNIV Press, 2017.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Leverhulme, William Hesketh Lever, > Viscount, > 1851-1925.
Soap trade.
Philanthropists.
Industrialists.
HISTORY > Europe > Great Britain.
Savon > Industrie > Grande-Bretagne.
Philanthropes > Grande-Bretagne > Biographies.
Industriels > Grande-Bretagne > Biographies.
Soap trade > Great Britain.
Philanthropists > Great Britain > Biography.
Industrialists > Great Britain > Biography.
Great Britain.
Biographies.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 'So clean': LORD LEVERHULME, SOAP AND CIVILIZATION; Half Title Page; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Illustrations; Acknowledgements; 1 The Napoleon of soap; 2 Soft soap and soap operas; 3 Sunlight for the unwashed; 4 Sunlight for savages; 5 Twilight; Select bibliography; Index.

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