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Calories and Corsets: A History of Dieting Over Two Thousand Years
Description
Today we are urged from all sides to slim down and shape up, to shed a few pounds or lose life-threatening stones. This title tells the epic story of our complicated relationship with food, the fashions and fads of body shape, and how cultural beliefs and social norms have changed over time.
Stock Information
General Fields
- : 9781846684258
- : Profile Books Ltd
- : Profile Books Ltd
- : January 2012
- : 216mm X 135mm
- : books
Special Fields
- : Illustrations
- : 320
- : Louise Foxcroft
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