Eating to excess : the meaning of gluttony and the fat body in the ancient world / Susan E. Hill.
Eating to excess : the meaning of gluttony and the fat body in the ancient world / Susan E. Hill.
Eating to excess : the meaning of gluttony and the fat body in the ancient world / Susan E. Hill.
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Publisher
Santa Barbara, Calif. : Praeger, c2011.
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N394.12/60
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English
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Physical content
xiv, 178 p. : ill., map ; 25 cm.
Publication information
Publisher
Santa Barbara, Calif. : Praeger, c2011.
Place of Publication
California
Date Published
c2011.
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Summary
"This provocative book explores how ancient notions about the fat body and the glutton in western culture both challenge and confirm ideas about what it means to be overweight and gluttonous today"--Provided by publisher.
"This book is about Eating to Excess - The Meaning of Gluttony and the Fat Body in the Ancient World"--Provided by publisher.
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Eating to excess : the meaning of gluttony and the fat body in the ancient world / Susan E. Hill.
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Praeger series on the ancient world.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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c2011.
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N394.12/60
Record Identifier
74VvOymg2ExZ
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvOymg2ExZ
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ISBN
0313385068 (hardback)
9780313385063 (hardback)
DDC
394.12
MMS ID
991008586239702626
