Fat: A Cultural History of Obesity 1st Edition

by Sander L. Gilman (Author)

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The modern world is faced with a terrifying new ‘disease’, that of ‘obesity’. As people get fatter, we have come to see excess weight as unhealthy, morally repugnant and socially damaging. Fat it seems has long been a national problem and each age, culture and tradition have all defined a point beyond which excess weight is unacceptable, ugly or corrupting.

This fascinating new book by Sander Gilman looks at the interweaving of fact and fiction about obesity, tracing public concern from the mid-nineteenth century to the modern day. He looks critically at the source of our anxieties, covering issues such as childhood obesity, the production of food, media coverage of the subject and the emergence of obesity in modern China. Written as a cultural history, the book is particularly concerned with the cultural meanings that have been attached to obesity over time and to explore the implications of these meanings for wider society. The history of these debates is the history of fat in culture, from nineteenth-century opera to our global dieting obsession. Fat, A Cultural History of Obesity is a vivid and absorbing cultural guide to one of the most important topics in modern society.

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Paperback: 237 pages
Publisher: Polity; 1 edition (November 10, 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0745644414
ISBN-13: 978-0745644417
Product Dimensions: 5.6 x 0.6 x 8.3 inches
Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #857,448 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #2553 in Books > Textbooks > Social Sciences > Anthropology
- #5074 in Books > Politics & Social Sciences > Anthropology > Cultural
- #6462 in Books > History > Historical Study & Educational Resources

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By N. Eidth on December 8, 2012

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Good. Not great. I wish this book had more diverse sourcing and sometimes I found arguments to be unbalanced, although I do suggest this book for beginning critical conversation on a nuanced and known but rarely discussed topic.

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