num_pages: 224
description: In this book Alain Corbin argues that the 1860s were a crucial period for western civilization, characterized by radical changes in the way Europeans viewed themselves and their world. Corbin examines urban development, the new mobility of the population, prostitution and policing, personal hygiene and the social plagues of alcoholism, tuberculosis and venereal disease.
language: English
title: Time, Desire and Horror: Towards a History of the Senses
titlecomplete: Time, Desire and Horror: Towards a History of the Senses
ratings_count: 14
publisher: Polity