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Hunger Strike : the Anorectic's Struggle as a Metaphor for our Age.
In this classic text, originally published in 1986, Susie Orbach brilliantly examines the anorectic's struggle. She sees women's eating problems as symbolizing the battle for autonomy, in which every woman is engaged, by identifying the first and most important arena of contention: a woman...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London :
Karnac Books,
2005.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- COVER; Contents; Foreword; Introduction to the 1986 Edition; Introduction to the 1993 Edition; PART I; 1. Anorexia: Metaphor for our Time; 2. Situating Anorexia; 3. Starving Amidst Plenty; 4. The Breeding of Body Insecurity; 5. Hunger Strike; PART II; 6. Towards a Model of Self-help: Themes to be Considered and Tackled; 7. Bridging the Chasm; 8. Food: From Poison to Palatable; 9. Focusing on the Body: The Corporeal Sense of Self; 10. Behind the Defence; 11. Medical Issues; Afterword; Bibliography; Index.