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Cultures of the abdomen : diet, digestion, and fat in the modern world /
Cultures of the Abdomen traces the history of medical, social, and cultural ideas about the stomach and related organs since the 17th century, and demonstrates that a focused study of the abdomen is necessary for understanding the deep historical meanings that underscore our contemporary obsessions...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
| Publicado: |
Houdmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York :
Palgrave Macmillan,
2005.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Cultures of the Abdomen traces the history of medical, social, and cultural ideas about the stomach and related organs since the 17th century, and demonstrates that a focused study of the abdomen is necessary for understanding the deep historical meanings that underscore our contemporary obsessions with diet, indigestion, regularity, and obesity. This book locates that history from religious ideals in pre-modern Europe to current surgical solutions to obesity in Brazil, surveying along the way developments in America, Britain, Australia, France, Germany, Italy, Russia, and India. It reflects the methods of cultural history, and draws upon a range of disciplines from literary and gender studies to social, medical, and intellectual history. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (ix, 264 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781403981387 1403981388 9786611364960 661136496X |
| Acceso: | University staff and students only. Requires University Computer Account login off-campus. |