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Fat: The Anthropology of an Obsession
Fat The Anthropology of an Obsession
Author: Don Kulick, Anne Meneley
An eclectic and highly original examination of one of the most dynamic concepts-and constructs-in the world. — With more than one billion overweight adults in the world today, obesity has become an epidemic. But fat is not as straightforward-or even as uni-versally damned-as one might think. Enlisting thirteen anthropologists and a fat activist, ...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9781585423866
ISBN-10: 1585423866
Publication Date: 1/13/2005
Pages: 256
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Publisher: Tarcher
Book Type: Paperback
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"Fat proves that fat can be beautiful, evil, pornographic, delicious, shameful, ugly, or magical. It all depends on who-and where-you are." Great read. Each chapter was about a different meaning of fat. Makes you think.


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