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296 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780231159777
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Publication date: 15 July 2016
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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296 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780231159777
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Publication date: 15 July 2016
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