Author: Georges Vigarello
Edition:
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN: 0231159765
Category: Medical
Edition:
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN: 0231159765
Category: Medical
The Metamorphoses of Fat: A History of Obesity (European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism)
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. Download The Metamorphoses of Fat: A History of Obesity (European Perspectives medical books for free.
While hefty bodies were once a sign of power, today those who struggle to lose weight are considered poor in character and weak in mind. Vigarello traces the eventual equation of fatness with infirmity and the way we have come to define ourselves and others in terms of body type. Vigarello begins with the medieval artists and intellectuals who treated heavy bodies as symbols of force and prosperity. He then follows the shift during the Renaissance and early modern period to courtly, medical, and relig Get The Metamorphoses of Fat: A History of Obesity (European Perspectives our bestseller medical books.
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He then follows the shift during the Renaissance and early modern period to courtly, medical, and relig
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