Hunger Strike : the Anorectic's Struggle as a Metaphor for our Age / / Susie Orbach

• Autore: Orbach Susie
• Pubblicazione: London : , : Taylor and Francis, , 2018
• Edizione: First edition.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (227 p.)
• Disciplina: 616.85/2; 616.85262
• Soggetto topico: Anorexia nervosa; Women
• Note generali: "First published in 1986 by Faber and Faber."--t.p. verso.; "Second Edition, with a new introduction and revisions, published in 1993 by Penquine Books."--t.p. verso.; "Starving amidst plenty"--cover.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: COVER; Contents; Foreword; Introduction to the 1986 Edition; Introduction to the 1993 Edition; PART I; PART II; Afterword; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: "In this classic text, originally published in 1986, Susie Orbach brilliantly examines the anorectic's struggle. Anorexia is a battle; a battle to be thin; a battle of wills, denial versus desire. It is also about control; by conquering feelings of hunger, the anorectic woman aspires to conquer her emotional feelings as well. For Orbach, the struggle goes further. In this brilliant examination of women and eating disorders, she asserts that the complex relationship between women and food signifies women's battle for autonomy. Women's bodies are both private and public property. Society demands and expects women to look a certain way, to not take up too much space, to be self-effacing and mindful of others. Yet anorexia, whilst an extreme method of conforming to such demands, is conversely a rebellion against such ideas. It is the ultimate control over self, a cry of protest, a hunger strike against the contradictory and overwhelming demands placed on women in contemporary society. Also discussed are attitudes towards eating problems, and how they have changed over recent years, and an innovative approach to residential treatment. This book provides a highly original insight into the underlying causes of eating disorders."--Provided by publisher.
• Titolo autorizzato: Hunger Strike
• ISBN: 0-429-91466-0; 0-429-90043-0; 0-429-47566-7; 1-283-12612-5; 9786613126122; 1-84940-489-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910811363303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II