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Contours of the Nation : Making Obesity and Imagining Canada, 1945-1970 /
The obesity epidemic that is said to plague nations around the world, including Canada, is not solely a medical condition to be managed. In Canada, the discourse on obesity emerged during a time of social upheaval in the postwar period. Contours of the Nation is the first book which historically exp...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Toronto :
University of Toronto Press,
[2018]
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Tabla de Contenidos:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction: Weighing Canadian Obesity
- 1. "This Is the Face of Obesity": Race, Class, Gender, and the Feminization of Fat
- 2. The "Kitchen Demon" and the "Tubby Hubby": Reproductive Labour and the Nuclear Family in Obesity Discourse
- 3. "Of Missiles and Muscles": Fitness, Masculinity, and Obesity during the Cold War
- 4. "The White Man's Burden"? Obesity and Colonialism in the Developing North
- Conclusion: Asking Different Questions
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index