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Fat History: Bodies and Beauty in the Modern West 0814798241 Book Cover

Fat History: Bodies and Beauty in the Modern West

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The modern struggle against fat cuts deeply and pervasively into American culture. Dieting, weight consciousness, and widespread hostility toward obesity form one of the fundamental themes of modern life. Fat History explores the meaning of fat in contemporary Western society...

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Fat History: Bodies and Beauty in the Modern West

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A Finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize in History

Explores the meaning of fat and anti-fat in modern Western society

The modern struggle against fat cuts deeply and pervasively into American culture, as evidenced by the compulsion...

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Fat History: Bodies and Beauty in the Modern West

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A Finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize in History The modern struggle against fat cuts deeply and pervasively into American culture, as evidenced by the compulsion to stay thin, or at least to profess a desire to become thin. Dieting, weight consciousness and widespread...

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