Diets and Dieting
A Cultural Encyclopedia
Seiten
2007
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-415-97420-2 (ISBN)
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-415-97420-2 (ISBN)
Diets and dieting have concerned - and sometimes obsessed - human societies for centuries. The dieters' regime is about many things, among them the control of weight and the body, the politics of beauty, discipline and even self-harm. This work lays out the history of diets and dieting in a series of articles.
Diets and dieting have concerned – and sometimes obsessed – human societies for centuries. The dieters' regime is about many things, among them the control of weight and the body, the politics of beauty, discipline and even self-harm, personal and societal demands for improved health, spiritual harmony with the universe, and ethical codes of existence. In this innovative reference work that spans many periods and cultures, the acclaimed cultural and medical historian Sander L. Gilman lays out the history of diets and dieting in a fascinating series of articles.
Diets and dieting have concerned – and sometimes obsessed – human societies for centuries. The dieters' regime is about many things, among them the control of weight and the body, the politics of beauty, discipline and even self-harm, personal and societal demands for improved health, spiritual harmony with the universe, and ethical codes of existence. In this innovative reference work that spans many periods and cultures, the acclaimed cultural and medical historian Sander L. Gilman lays out the history of diets and dieting in a fascinating series of articles.
Sander Gilman is Distinguished Professor of the Liberal Arts and Sciences at Emory University. A cultural and literary historian, he is author and editor of more then seventy books including Multiculturalism and the Jews, The Jew’s Body and Franz Kafka, The Jewish Patient, all published by Routledge.
List of Entries. Introduction. Entries A-Z. Bibliography. Index.
| Zusatzinfo | 1 Tables, black and white; 2 Illustrations, black and white |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 210 x 280 mm |
| Gewicht | 750 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte |
| Sozialwissenschaften | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-415-97420-8 / 0415974208 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-415-97420-2 / 9780415974202 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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