Contours of the Nation : Making Obesity and Imagining Canada, 1945-1970 /

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"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 historical...

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Autor principal: McPhail, Deborah, 1977- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Toronto : University of Toronto Press, 2017.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Obesity > Social aspects.
HISTORY > Canada > General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Services & Welfare.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Security.
Obesite > Aspect social > Canada.
Obesite > Aspect social > Canada > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Obesity > Social aspects > Canada > History > 20th century.
Obesity > Social aspects > Canada.
Canada.
Canada
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction: Weighing Canadian Obesity
  • 1 â#x80;#x9C;This Is the Face of Obesityâ#x80;#x9D;: Race, Class, Gender, and the Feminization of Fat
  • 2 The â#x80;#x9C;Kitchen Demonâ#x80;#x9D; and the â#x80;#x9C;Tubby Hubbyâ#x80;#x9D;: Reproductive Labour and the Nuclear Family in Obesity Discourse
  • 3 â#x80;#x9C;Of Missiles and Musclesâ#x80;#x9D;: Fitness, Masculinity, and Obesity during the Cold War
  • 4 â#x80;#x9C;The White Manâ#x80;#x99;s Burdenâ#x80;#x9D;? Obesity and Colonialism in the Developing North
  • Conclusion: Asking Different Questions
  • Notes
  • Bibliography

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