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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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York : London :
Free Press ; Collier Macmillan,
[1986], ©1986
New York : London : c1986 New York : London : ©1986 New York : London : c1986 |
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| Summary: | 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 Jacksonians; buoyant body (obese) in Victorian America; the balanced body at century's turn; regulated body (fasting, slow chewing of foods, calorie counting, and thyroid pills); measured body (calorie controlled) ; physiological effects of obesity and body types; dieting and marketing profits; overweight children and dieting; and a weightless body. A bibliography is included |
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| Item Description: | Includes index This WorldCat-derived record is shareable under Open Data Commons ODC-BY, with attribution to OCLC |
| Physical Description: | vii, 468 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm vii, 468 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., ports. ; 25 cm vii, 468 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm vii, 468 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography: | Bibliography: p. 343-451 Bibliography: p. 346-451 Includes bibliographical references (pages 343-451) and index Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 0029292506 9780029292501 |