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by Sander L. Gilman
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by Kathleen Lebesco
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by Kim Chernin
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by Kim Chernin
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"A dense, subtle, moving, gentle yet powerful, wholly remarkable book." -- New Directions for Women
"Eloquently written, passionate in its rhetoric and consistently absorbing." -- New York Times
"The Obsession is a rare piece of cultural criticism, and a moving defense of feminine nature." -- Minnesota Daily
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The Obsession is a deeply committed and beautifully written analysis of our society's increasing demand that women be thin. It offers a careful, thought provoking discussion of the reasons men have encouraged this obsession and women have embraced it. It is a book about women's efforts to become thin rather than to accept the natural dimensions of their bodies--a book about the meaning of food and its rejection.
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