Body, Self, and Society: The View from Fiji
Body, Self, and SocietyThe View from FijiAnne E. BeckerThis illuminating and well-written book offers anthropologists with an interest in embodiment, concepts of the self, and medical anthropology a fascinating 'view from Fiji.'--American AnthropologistIn our weight-conscious society, we sometimes forget that the whole world doesn't see the body the way we do. . . . Anne E. Becker, M.D., set out to study the women of Fiji to gain perspective on what might protect people from certain mental illnesses--especially eating disorders. Her 1995 book Body, Self and Society: The View from Fiji described the Fijians' admiration for robust body shapes a…
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- ISBN: 978-0-8122-1397-3
- EAN: 9780812213973
- Produktnummer: 1628148
- Verlag: Univ Of Pennsylvania Pr
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 1995
- Seitenangabe: 224 S.
- Masse: H22.8 cm x B15.3 cm x D1.4 cm 358 g
- Auflage: New
- Gewicht: 358
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