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Veröffentlichung:	Juni 2014
Genre:	Soziologie
ISBN:	9780857855091
EAN-Code:	9780857855091
Verlag:	Taylor & Francis
Einband:	Kartoniert
Sprache:	English
Dimensionen:	H 233 mm / B 158 mm / D 15 mm
Gewicht:	329 gr
Seiten:	208
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Inhalt:

"Fat". In contemporary society the word never fails to elicit powerful emotions, especially as it relates to bodily health and appearance. But fat is a noun as well as an adjective and has a cultural life outside of its relationship with the human body. By focusing on the complex physical and experiential dimensions of this problematic substance, Fat: Culture and Materiality breaks new ground in the study of the relationship between culture and the material world. With contributions from well-respected international scholars, this innovative and interdisciplinary collection will appeal to a wide range of readers interested in fat and its relationship to culture, materiality and lived experience. The volume addresses the role of fats in a variety of cultural settings. Topics include the politics of Palestinian olive oil; the allure of pig fat in heritage pork; the material sources of fat stereotypes in classical and biblical texts; the use of harvested fat in aesthetic surgery; and the status of fat in the self-narratives of anorexics.