Obesity: The Biography

by Sander L. Gilman

Book Overview

According to the World Health Organization we are in the midst of a global obesity crisis. Is obesity a disease itself or a symptom of underlying physiological or psychological illnesses? Is it a sign of social excess and therefore not a disease in the medical sense at all? Is it really 'new'?

Sander L. Gilman, a leading authority in the social and cultural history of the body, presents a fascinating account of the history of obesity, looking...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199557977
• ISBN13: 9780199557974
• Release Date: May 2010
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 214 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.3" x 7.8"