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A Matter of Life and Death: History of Hygiene

Documentary, History, TV Movie | 2021-03-19 | Germany

IMDB6.5 / 10

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Runtime52 min.

Hygienic habits are as old as the various human civilizations; but each era establishes its own customs: whether private or public, everywhere and at all times, methods of personal cleanliness have depended on cultural conventions, religious morals, political ideologies and economic interests; because the control of basic hygiene has also been and is one more tool in the infinite exercise of power over the masses.

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Gruppe 5

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