Unbearable Weight: Feminism, Western Culture, and the Body

by Susan Bordo

Paperback, 1995

Status

PIETERSPACE BRANCH

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Publication

University of California Press (1995), Paperback, 362 pages

Description

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.

User reviews

LibraryThing member rachaelster
The linchpin of much of my thinking as a feminist for the past few years.

Subjects

Awards

Distinguished Publication Award, Association for Women in Psychology (1994)

Language

English

Physical description

362 p.; 6 inches

ISBN

0520088832 / 9780520088832

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