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261 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780231159760
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Publication date: 28 May 2013
Description
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. Wh...
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261 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780231159760
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Publication date: 28 May 2013
Description
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. Wh...
Community Reviews
Content Warnings