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A fully contextualized, critical biography of William Hesketh Lever, 1st Lord Leverhulme (1851-1925), the founder of the Lever Brothers’ Sunlight Soap empire. Intended for a broad academic, student and popular readership.

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1. The Napoleon of soap 2. Soft soap and soap operas 3. Sunlight for the unwashed 4. Sunlight for savages 5. Twilight Select bibliography Index

So Clean Lord Leverhulme Soap and Civilisation

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      Publisher: Manchester University Press
      Publication Date: 10/1/2012 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780719089138, 978-0719089138
      ISBN10: 0719089131

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      A fully contextualized, critical biography of William Hesketh Lever, 1st Lord Leverhulme (1851-1925), the founder of the Lever Brothers’ Sunlight Soap empire. Intended for a broad academic, student and popular readership.

      Table of Contents
      1. The Napoleon of soap 2. Soft soap and soap operas 3. Sunlight for the unwashed 4. Sunlight for savages 5. Twilight Select bibliography Index

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