Bodies out of bounds : fatness and transgression / / edited by Jana Evans Braziel and Kathleen LeBesco |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2001 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (369 p.) |
Disciplina | 616.3/98/0019 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
BrazielJana Evans <1967->
LeBescoKathleen <1970-> |
Soggetto topico |
Body image - Social aspects
Discrimination against overweight persons Obesity - Social aspects Overweight women - Social aspects Physical-appearance-based bias |
ISBN |
0-520-93551-9
1-59734-505-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Acknowledgments; Editors' Introduction; 1 Fat Beauty; 2 A "Horror of Corpulence": Interrogating Bantingism and Mid-Nineteenth-Century Fat-Phobia; 3 Letting Ourselves Go: Making Room for the Fat Body in Feminist Scholarship; 4 Queering Fat Bodies/Politics; 5 Oscar Zeta Acosta's Autobiography of a Brown Buffalo: A Fat Man's Recipe for Chicano Revolution; 6 Resisting Venus: Negotiating Corpulence in Exercise Videos; 7 Fighting Abjection: Representing Fat Women; 8 Roscoe Arbuckle and the Scandal of Fatness; 9 Setting Free the Bears: Refiguring Fat Men on Television
10 "It's not over until the fat lady sings": Comedy, the Carnivalesque, and Body Politics 11 Devouring Women: Corporeality and Autonomy in Fiction by Women Since the 1960's; 12 Sex and Fat Chics: Deterritorializing the Fat Female Body; 13 "She's so fat . . .": Facing the Fat Lady at Coney Island's Sideshows by the Seashore; 14 Fatties on Stage: Feminist Performances; 15 Divinity: A Dossier, a Performance Piece, a Little-Understood Emotion; Contributors; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910828139403321 |
Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2001 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The end of the obesity epidemic / / Michael Gard |
Autore | Gard Michael <1965-, > |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2011 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xi, 193 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina | 362.196/398 |
Soggetto topico |
Obesity - Epidemiology
Obesity - Social aspects |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-134-00969-0
1-134-00970-4 1-283-04562-1 9786613045621 0-203-88119-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Acknowledgements; 1 The beginning is the end; An obituary; Towards a history; Friend or enemy?; The end?; The end of consensus; 2 Worse than global warming; When too many deaths are barely enough; How big?; How bad?; How many?; How fast?; 3 The inconvenience of good news; North America; England and Scotland; Europe; New Zealand; Australia; The beginning of the end; 4 The view from outside; The United States; England; New Zealand; Australia; Dogs and monsters; 5 The obvious solution; What doesn't work?; Simple or complex?
Anti-obesity policies and school employeesAnti-obesity policies and students; Avoiding the most important question; 6 Defenders of the truth; About truth; Letting science speak; Obesity and the market; The hard men; Footnotes; 7 Power and theory; Ideological foundations; Accepting fatness; New age feminism; Neo-liberal bodies; Enemies and friends; Who killed medicine?; The poverty of moral critique; 8 The challenge of thinking well; References; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910459032503321 |
Gard Michael <1965-, > | ||
Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2011 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The end of the obesity epidemic / / Michael Gard |
Autore | Gard Michael <1965-, > |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2011 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xi, 193 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina | 362.196/398 |
Soggetto topico |
Obesity - Epidemiology
Obesity - Social aspects |
ISBN |
1-134-00969-0
1-134-00970-4 1-283-04562-1 9786613045621 0-203-88119-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Acknowledgements; 1 The beginning is the end; An obituary; Towards a history; Friend or enemy?; The end?; The end of consensus; 2 Worse than global warming; When too many deaths are barely enough; How big?; How bad?; How many?; How fast?; 3 The inconvenience of good news; North America; England and Scotland; Europe; New Zealand; Australia; The beginning of the end; 4 The view from outside; The United States; England; New Zealand; Australia; Dogs and monsters; 5 The obvious solution; What doesn't work?; Simple or complex?
Anti-obesity policies and school employeesAnti-obesity policies and students; Avoiding the most important question; 6 Defenders of the truth; About truth; Letting science speak; Obesity and the market; The hard men; Footnotes; 7 Power and theory; Ideological foundations; Accepting fatness; New age feminism; Neo-liberal bodies; Enemies and friends; Who killed medicine?; The poverty of moral critique; 8 The challenge of thinking well; References; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910791882203321 |
Gard Michael <1965-, > | ||
Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2011 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The end of the obesity epidemic / / Michael Gard |
Autore | Gard Michael <1965-, > |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2011 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xi, 193 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina | 362.196/398 |
Soggetto topico |
Obesity - Epidemiology
Obesity - Social aspects |
ISBN |
1-134-00969-0
1-134-00970-4 1-283-04562-1 9786613045621 0-203-88119-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Acknowledgements; 1 The beginning is the end; An obituary; Towards a history; Friend or enemy?; The end?; The end of consensus; 2 Worse than global warming; When too many deaths are barely enough; How big?; How bad?; How many?; How fast?; 3 The inconvenience of good news; North America; England and Scotland; Europe; New Zealand; Australia; The beginning of the end; 4 The view from outside; The United States; England; New Zealand; Australia; Dogs and monsters; 5 The obvious solution; What doesn't work?; Simple or complex?
Anti-obesity policies and school employeesAnti-obesity policies and students; Avoiding the most important question; 6 Defenders of the truth; About truth; Letting science speak; Obesity and the market; The hard men; Footnotes; 7 Power and theory; Ideological foundations; Accepting fatness; New age feminism; Neo-liberal bodies; Enemies and friends; Who killed medicine?; The poverty of moral critique; 8 The challenge of thinking well; References; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910807230103321 |
Gard Michael <1965-, > | ||
Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2011 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The energy glut [[electronic resource] ] : climate change and the politics of fatness / / Ian Roberts ; with Phil Edwards |
Autore | Roberts Ian |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York, : Zed Books, c2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (190 p.) |
Disciplina | 614.59398 |
Altri autori (Persone) | EdwardsPhil |
Soggetto topico |
Obesity - Epidemiology
Obesity - Social aspects Fossil fuels - Social aspects Global warming - Social aspects |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-84813-870-9
1-282-90335-7 9786612903359 1-84813-519-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Introduction: The fat planet -- Fat people and fat populations -- The motorization of movement -- Food and the petro-nutritional complex -- Money -- Contract and converge -- The era of the bicycle -- Reclaiming our neighbourhoods -- Reclaim your home -- A better world. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910459053803321 |
Roberts Ian | ||
London ; ; New York, : Zed Books, c2010 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The energy glut : climate change and the politics of fatness / / Ian Roberts ; with Phil Edwards |
Autore | Roberts Ian (Epidemiologist) |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, England : , : Zed Books, , ©2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (190 p.) |
Disciplina | 614.59398 |
Soggetto topico |
Obesity - Epidemiology
Obesity - Social aspects Fossil fuels - Social aspects Global warming - Social aspects Obesity - epidemiology Climate Change Fossil Fuels - economics Environmental policy & protocols |
Soggetto genere / forma | Popular Work |
ISBN |
1-350-22310-7
1-84813-870-9 1-282-90335-7 9786612903359 1-84813-519-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Introduction: The fat planet -- Fat people and fat populations -- The motorization of movement -- Food and the petro-nutritional complex -- Money -- Contract and converge -- The era of the bicycle -- Reclaiming our neighbourhoods -- Reclaim your home -- A better world. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910785361303321 |
Roberts Ian (Epidemiologist) | ||
London, England : , : Zed Books, , ©2010 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The energy glut : climate change and the politics of fatness / / Ian Roberts ; with Phil Edwards |
Autore | Roberts Ian (Epidemiologist) |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, England : , : Zed Books, , ©2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (190 p.) |
Disciplina | 614.59398 |
Soggetto topico |
Obesity - Epidemiology
Obesity - Social aspects Fossil fuels - Social aspects Global warming - Social aspects Obesity - epidemiology Climate Change Fossil Fuels - economics Environmental policy & protocols |
Soggetto genere / forma | Popular Work |
ISBN |
1-350-22310-7
1-84813-870-9 1-282-90335-7 9786612903359 1-84813-519-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Introduction: The fat planet -- Fat people and fat populations -- The motorization of movement -- Food and the petro-nutritional complex -- Money -- Contract and converge -- The era of the bicycle -- Reclaiming our neighbourhoods -- Reclaim your home -- A better world. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910821162003321 |
Roberts Ian (Epidemiologist) | ||
London, England : , : Zed Books, , ©2010 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Fat matters [[electronic resource] ] : from sociology to science / / [edited by] Gina Tsichlia, Alexandra Johnstone |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cumbria [England], : M&K Update Ltd., 2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (145 p.) |
Disciplina | 306.4613 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
TsichliaGina
JohnstoneAlexandra |
Soggetto topico |
Obesity
Obesity - Social aspects |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-282-55470-0
9786612554704 1-907830-39-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Prelims; Contents; Contributors; Introduction; Chapter 1 Female form in the media: Body image and obesity; Chapter 2 Social determinants of obesity; Chapter 3 Assessing fatness; Chapter 4 The technology of obesity: Prevention and treatment; Chapter 5 Homo Adipatus - a new species: weight management, treatment and prevention; Chapter 6 Obesity and weight loss: Myths and reality; Chapter 7 The 'patient's' perspective: A lifelong struggle with weight; Chapter 8 The 'patient' and the 'epert' working together in weight management
Chapter 9 Physical inactivity, appetite regulation and obesityChpater 10 Obesity, a psychological condition?; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910457046603321 |
Cumbria [England], : M&K Update Ltd., 2010 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Fat matters [[electronic resource] ] : from sociology to science / / [edited by] Gina Tsichlia, Alexandra Johnstone |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cumbria [England], : M&K Update Ltd., 2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (145 p.) |
Disciplina | 306.4613 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
TsichliaGina
JohnstoneAlexandra |
Soggetto topico |
Obesity
Obesity - Social aspects |
ISBN |
1-282-55470-0
9786612554704 1-907830-39-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Prelims; Contents; Contributors; Introduction; Chapter 1 Female form in the media: Body image and obesity; Chapter 2 Social determinants of obesity; Chapter 3 Assessing fatness; Chapter 4 The technology of obesity: Prevention and treatment; Chapter 5 Homo Adipatus - a new species: weight management, treatment and prevention; Chapter 6 Obesity and weight loss: Myths and reality; Chapter 7 The 'patient's' perspective: A lifelong struggle with weight; Chapter 8 The 'patient' and the 'epert' working together in weight management
Chapter 9 Physical inactivity, appetite regulation and obesityChpater 10 Obesity, a psychological condition?; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910781392803321 |
Cumbria [England], : M&K Update Ltd., 2010 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Fat matters : from sociology to science / / [edited by] Gina Tsichlia, Alexandra Johnstone |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cumbria [England], : M&K Update Ltd., 2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (145 p.) |
Disciplina | 306.4613 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
TsichliaGina
JohnstoneAlexandra |
Soggetto topico |
Obesity
Obesity - Social aspects |
ISBN |
1-282-55470-0
9786612554704 1-907830-39-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Prelims; Contents; Contributors; Introduction; Chapter 1 Female form in the media: Body image and obesity; Chapter 2 Social determinants of obesity; Chapter 3 Assessing fatness; Chapter 4 The technology of obesity: Prevention and treatment; Chapter 5 Homo Adipatus - a new species: weight management, treatment and prevention; Chapter 6 Obesity and weight loss: Myths and reality; Chapter 7 The 'patient's' perspective: A lifelong struggle with weight; Chapter 8 The 'patient' and the 'epert' working together in weight management
Chapter 9 Physical inactivity, appetite regulation and obesityChpater 10 Obesity, a psychological condition?; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910828319303321 |
Cumbria [England], : M&K Update Ltd., 2010 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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