The Metamorphoses of Fat : : A History of Obesity / / Georges Vigarello.
Georges Vigarello maps the evolution of Western ideas about fat and fat people from the Middle Ages to the present, paying particular attention to the role of science, fashion, fitness crazes, and public health campaigns in shaping these views. While hefty bodies were once a sign of power, today tho...
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Columbia University Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [2013] ©2013 |
| Year of Publication: | 2013 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (296 p.) :; 25 |
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