Never satisfied : a cultural history of diets, fantasies and fat /

Abstract: This light-hearted historical account of dieting is devoted to explaning the cultural fit between shared fictions about the body and the reducing methods of the era. Discussions are as follows: dieting and history; ritual and romance of dieting; men, women and fat; thin body and the Jackso...

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Main Author:	Schwartz, Hillel, 1948-
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : London : Free Press ; Collier Macmillan, [1986], ©1986 New York : London : c1986 New York : London : ©1986 New York : London : c1986
Subjects:	Body image Body schema Body, Human > Social aspects > United States Food habits Human body > Social aspects > United States Obesity > Social aspects > United States > History Weight loss > Social aspects > United States > History Body Image Diet, Reducing > history Diet, Reducing Feeding Behavior > history Feeding Behavior Obesity > prevention & control > United States Obesity > prevention & control dieting history obesity Corps humain > Aspect social > États-Unis Habitudes alimentaires Image du corps Obésité > Aspect social > États-Unis > Histoire Perte de poids > Aspect social > États-Unis > Histoire Schéma corporel Diät Geschichte Gewichtsabnahme Human body > Social aspects Obesity > Social aspects Weight loss > Social aspects Übergewicht Vermageren Voedingsgewoonten Zwaarlijvigheid United States USA Man > Body - Sociological perspectives History

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