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In this provocative book, 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.
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- English Books
- Hardcover 362 Pages
- ISBN-10: 0520079795
- ISBN-13: 9780520079793
- Publisher: University of California Press
- Pub date: Sep 07, 1993
- Dimensions: 1548 mm x 1032 mm Just how big is that?
- Also available as: Paperback
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