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Smell
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- Book Synopsis
- The sense of smell is often linked to the dark, the antisocial, the primitive - the very opposite of modernity and progress. Today we live in an almost odourless world, where everything is reduced to images. Yet smell plays a vital role in how we relate to others and our surroundings, forming our experiences and our memories. Tracing a history of smell from the first ancient cities, through medieval plagues and the Industrial Revolution to the present day, this book is a tribute to the sense of smell in all its beauty and disgust. Along the way Bjørn Berge introduces us to twenty iconic scents - from blood and soil to the ocean - and invites readers to reflect on and reawaken their senses.
- About The Author
- Bjørn Berge is an architect and author. His books include The Ecology of Building Materials (2000) and Nowherelands: An Atlas of Vanished Countries 1840-1975 (2017).
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- ISBN
- 9781836392507
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books, (01 July 2026)
- Number of Pages
- 256
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 216 x 138 mm
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