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Obesity in America, 1850-1939 : a history of social attitudes and treatment
- Title
- Obesity in America, 1850-1939 : a history of social attitudes and treatment / Kerry Segrave.
- Author
- Segrave, Kerry, 1944-
- Publication
- Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., [2008], ©2008.
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- Description
- v, 202 pages; 23 cm
- Summary
- "This is a study of obesity in America from 1850 to 1939, concentrating on how the condition was viewed, studied, and treated. It examines the images and stereotypes that were associated with fatness, the various remedies that were proposed for the condition, and the often bizarre theories used to explain it, including the idea that ordinary tap water was fattening."--BOOK JACKET.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 189-196) and index.
- Contents
- 1. Obesity emerges, slightly, 1850-1879 -- 2. Psychology and effects, 1880-1919 -- 3. Oddities, sports, clubs, employment, 1880-1919 -- 4. Causes and cures, 1880-1919 -- 5. Reducing, diets, and exercise, 1880-1919 -- 6. Style and prevalence, 1880-1919 -- 7. Psychology and effects, 1920-1939 -- 8. Oddities, sports, clubs, employment, 1920-1939 -- 9. Causes and effects, 1920-1939 -- 10. Reducing, diets, and exercise, 1920-1939 -- 11. Style, prevalence, and statistics, 1920-1939 -- App. Average weights of men and women (1931).
- ISBN
- 9780786441204 (softcover : alk. paper)
- 0786441208 (softcover : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 2008027496
- OCLC
- ocn231671246
- 231671246
- SCSB-5427568
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries