Fat history : bodies and beauty in the modern West / Peter N. Stearns.
The modern struggle against fat cuts deeply and pervasively into American culture, as evidenced by the compulsion to stay thin, or at least to profess a desire to become thin. Dieting, weight consciousness, and widespread hostility to obesity form one of the fundamental themes of modern life in coun...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
New York University Press,
[1997]
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Main Collection
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RM222.2 .S755 1997 |
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| Status: | Available Request this item |