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Hubbub: Filth, Noise & Stench in England 1600-1770
Contemporary Review, Spring, 2008
Hubbub: Filth, Noise & Stench in England 1600-1770. Emily Cockayne. Yale University Press. [pounds sterling]25.00. xiv + 335 pages. ISBN 978-0-300-11214-6. Dr Cockayne's aim is to describe 'how people were made to feel uncomfortable by other people' during this tumultuous period. Behind this she wants to know not just what offended people but how they were offended and why.
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Almost every unpleasant aspect of human life and behaviour in four spots (London, Oxford, Bath and Manchester) is here: ugliness, noise, bad behaviour, bad sanitation, over-crowded cities, smells, dirt, smoke, dust, rain (there were no umbrellas), putrefaction and so on. She agrees this is not a 'rounded' picture but one aspect to be set against others. She also shows that people's reactions to all this brought about improvements. This is urban history seen sideways-on. It may seem quirky but it is in effect a real contribution to our understanding of English life in the period, even if it does make one break off to have a shower. (R.G.C.)
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