Unbearable weight
Subtitle: feminism, Western culture, and the body
By: Susan Bordo.
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: 1993
Place of publication: Berkeley
Language: eng
Number of pages: 361
Subjects: Feminine beauty (Aesthetics) -- United States; Body, Human -- Social aspects -- United States; Body image -- United States; Self-esteem in women -- United States; Feminist criticism -- United States
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 301-342) and index.