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The Scent of Empires: Chanel No. 5 and Red Moscow - Schlögel, Karl, and Spengler, Jessica (Translated by)
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Can a drop of perfume tell the story of the twentieth century? Can a smell bear the traces of history? What can we learn about the history of the twentieth century by examining the fate of perfumes? In this remarkable book, Karl Schl�gel unravels the interconnected histories of two of the world's most celebrated perfumes. In tsarist Russia, two French perfumers - Ernest Beaux and Auguste Michel - developed related fragrances honouring Catherine the Great for the 300th anniversary of the Romanov dynasty. During the ...

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The Scent of Empires: Chanel No. 5 and Red Moscow 2022, Polity Press

ISBN-13: 9781509554928

Trade paperback

The Scent of Empires: Chanel No. 5 and Red Moscow 2021, Polity Press, Oxford

ISBN-13: 9781509546596

Hardcover