Fat history : bodies and beauty in the modern West /

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The modern struggle against fat cuts deeply and pervasively into American culture, as evidenced by the compulsion to stay thin, or at least to profess a desire to become thin. Dieting, weight consciousness, and widespread hostility to obesity form one of the fundamental themes of modern life in coun...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Stearns, Peter N. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : New York University Press, ©1997.
Series:UPCC book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Fat > Social aspects > France > History.
Fat > Social aspects > United States > History.
Body image > France > History.
Body image > United States > History.
Weight loss > France > History.
Weight loss > United States > History.
Obesity.
Weight loss.
Leanness > United States > History.
Leanness > France > History.
Obesity
Fat Body
Weight Loss
Body Image
Émaciation > États-Unis > Histoire.
Émaciation > France > Histoire.
Image du corps > États-Unis > Histoire.
Image du corps > France > Histoire.
Graisse (Physiologie) > Aspect social > États-Unis > Histoire.
Graisse (Physiologie) > Aspect social > France > Histoire.
Perte de poids > France > Histoire.
Perte de poids > États-Unis > Histoire.
Obésité.
Perte de poids.
HISTORY > General.
Leanness.
Body image.
Fat > Social aspects.
Vetzucht.
Vermageren.
Volksgezondheid.
Sociologie du corps.
France.
United States.
"Multi-User"
History.
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