Obesity : the biography /

According to the World Health Organization we are in the midst of a global obesity crisis. Is obesity a disease itself or a symptom of underlying physiological or psychological illnesses? Is it a sign of social excess and therefore not a disease in the medical sense at all? Is it really 'new�...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Gilman, Sander L.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford : Oxford University Press, ©2010.
Colección:Biographies of disease (Oxford, England)
Temas:
Geschichte.
Body image > Social aspects.
Body image > Social aspects > History.
Obesity > Social aspects.
Obesity > Social aspects > History.
Image du corps > Aspect social.
Image du corps > Aspect social > Histoire.
Obésité > Aspect social.
Obésité > Aspect social > Histoire.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
Kultur
Übergewicht
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:According to the World Health Organization we are in the midst of a global obesity crisis. Is obesity a disease itself or a symptom of underlying physiological or psychological illnesses? Is it a sign of social excess and therefore not a disease in the medical sense at all? Is it really 'new'? Sander L. Gilman, a leading authority in the social and cultural history of the body, presents a fascinating account of the history of obesity, looking at the changing attitudes towards the body, from regarding it as 'God's temple' to more mechanical and practical concerns from the Enlightenment onwards.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xvi, 214 pages) : illustrations.
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191576461
0191576468
9780199557974
0199557977

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