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Unbearable Weight: Feminism, Western Culture, and the Body

by Susan Bordo

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In this provocative book, Susan Bordo untangles the myths, ideologies, and pathologies of the modern female body. Bordo explores our tortured fascination with food, hunger, desire, and control, and its effects on women's lives.

Description:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 301-342) and index.
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About the Author

Susan Bordo is Professor of Philosophy and Singletary Chair of Humanities at the University of Kentucky. She is the author of The Flight to Objectivity: Essays on Cartesianism and Culture (1987) and co-editor of Gender/Body/Knowledge: Feminist Reconstructions of Being and Knowing (1989).
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780520079793
Subtitle:
Feminism, Western Culture, and the Body
Author:
Bordo, Susan R.
Publisher:
University of California Press
Location:
Berkeley :
Subject:
Feminism & Feminist Theory
Subject:
Aesthetics
Subject:
Gender Studies
Subject:
Body, human
Subject:
Body image
Subject:
Self-esteem in women
Subject:
Feminist criticism
Subject:
Feminine beauty (Aesthetics)
Subject:
Feminist criticism -- United States.
Subject:
Body image -- United States.
Subject:
Feminine beauty
Subject:
Women's Studies
Edition Description:
Hardcover
Series Volume:
#27
Publication Date:
19930907
Binding:
Hardback
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
362
Dimensions:
9.30x6.18x1.34 in. 1.72 lbs.
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