Am I thin enough yet? : the cult of thinness and the commercialization of identity / Sharlene Hesse-...
Am I thin enough yet? : the cult of thinness and the commercialization of identity / Sharlene Hesse-...
Am I thin enough yet? : the cult of thinness and the commercialization of identity / Sharlene Hesse-Biber.
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Publisher
New York : Oxford University Press, 1996.
Date
1996.
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N306.4/70
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Language
English
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Physical content
ix, 191 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Contents
1. A Cult Grows in America -- 2. Men and Women: Mind and Body -- 3. There's No Business Like the Body Business: Food, Dieting, and Recovery -- 4. There's No Business Like the Body Business: Fitness and Cosmetic Surgery -- 5. Becoming a Certain Body -- 6. Joining the Cult of Thinness -- 7. From Disor...
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Publisher
New York : Oxford University Press, 1996.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
1996.
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Am I thin enough yet? : the cult of thinness and the commercialization of identity / Sharlene Hesse-Biber.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 165-182) and index.
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N306.4/70
Record Identifier
74VMllPxr8jA
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VMllPxr8jA
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ISBN
0195117913 (pbk.)
9780195082418 (acid-free paper)
0195082419 (acid-free paper)
9780195117912 (pbk.)
DDC
306.4
MMS ID
991003506379702626
