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Fat: A Cultural History of Obesity
Fat A Cultural History of Obesity
Author: Sander L. Gilman
The modern world is faced with a terrifying new 'disease', that of 'obesity'. As people get fatter, we have come to see excess weight as unhealthy, morally repugnant and socially damaging. Fat it seems has long been a national problem and each age, culture and tradition have all defined a point beyond which excess weight is unacceptable, ugly or...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780745644400
ISBN-10: 0745644406
Publication Date: 11/10/2008
Pages: 200
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Publisher: Polity
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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