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Author Low, Kelvin E. Y.

Title Scents and scent-sibilities : smell and everyday life experiences / by Kelvin E.Y. Low.

Publication Info. Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Pub., 2009.

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Description 1 online resource (viii, 204 pages)
Physical Medium polychrome
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Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-192) and index.
Summary Smells are distinct and ubiquitous. They envelope us, enter our bodies, and emanate from us. Yet, they remain relegated to the background of everyday life experiences. This book attempts to highlight the social salience of smell in social actors' day-to-day encounters where issues involving morality and social othering, presentation of self, and personhood intertwine with analyses of smell as a social conduit. These encounters include the experiences of anosmic individuals, which capture non- ...
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Subject Odors -- Social aspects.
Odors -- Social aspects.
Odors.
Smell -- Social aspects.
Smell -- Social aspects.
Smell.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Other Form: Print version: Low, Kelvin E.Y. Scents and scent-sibilities. Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2009 9781443802154 (OCoLC)316430821
ISBN 9781443803069 (electronic book)
1443803065 (electronic book)