{"product_id":"9781761540110","title":"Cleanliness is Next to Godliness","description":"Author: E. Jeanne Harris\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781761540110\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Sydney University Press\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 31 Jul 2025\u003cbr\u003ePages: 136\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor more than 30 years, archaeologists have recorded and studied the colonial past of Parramatta, the second-oldest European settlement in New South Wales. Archaeological investigations provide a wealth of information that contributes to the interpretation of the landscape, the history of the town's development and our understanding of the people who lived there. \u003ci\u003eCleanliness is Next to Godliness\u003c\/i\u003e uses archaeological assemblages generated by these investigations as the basis for exploring what these mainly British settlers and their descendants held as societal beliefs, principles and norms (termed 'Victorian values'), which emerged concerning cleanliness and health-related issues.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDr E. Jeanne Harris explores the ways in which the colonial population of New South Wales was heavily influenced by 'Victorian values', which encouraged good health practices through a clean lifestyle. Eight residential sites were chosen for examination based on the following four criteria:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003esealed rubbish deposits\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ea long 19th-century date range\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ea cross-section of social classes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eidentified resident(s) associated with the location and deposits\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eSynthesising these findings, \u003ci\u003eCleanliness is Next to Godliness\u003c\/i\u003e analyses the evidence for social reforms that promoted both public health initiatives and personal health practices, providing insight into the everyday lives of those who lived in Parramatta in the 19th century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCleanliness is Next to Godliness\u003c\/i\u003e is the first scholarly work that presents the archaeology of Victorian social conventions as evidence of something more than respectability manifested as socio-economic status, manners and etiquette.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47932518138014,"sku":"ADS-9781761540110","price":44.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781761540110.jpg?v=1783085121","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781761540110","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}