The metamorphoses of fat : a history of obesity /

"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. Although hefty bodies were once a sign of power,...

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Main Author: Vigarello, Georges
Format: Book
Language:English
French
Published: New York : Columbia University Press, [2013]
Series:European perspectives.
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