Fat History: Bodies and Beauty in the Modern West

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Fat History Fat Historgr Bodies and Beauty in the Modern West With a New Prefac e PETER N. STEARNS n NEW YORK UNIVERSITY PRES S New York and Londo n NEW YORK UNIVERSITY PRESS New York and Londo n Copyright © 1997, 2002 by New York University All Rights Reserved Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Dat a Stearns, Peter N. Fat history : bodies and beauty in the modern West / Peter N. Stearns, p. cm . Includes bibliographical references an d index . Contents: The turning point—The medical path : physicians and faddists —Fat as a tum-of-the-century target: why?—Th e misogynist phase : 1920S-1960S — Stepping up the pace : old motives, new methods —Fat city : American weight gains in the twentieth century—The evolution of weight control in France — The French regime—Atlanti c crisscross: the Franco-America n contrasts —Conclusion : the fat's in the fire. ISBN 0-8147-9824-1 (pbk. : alk. paper). 1. Weight loss —United State s —History. 2 . Weigh t loss —France — History. 3 . Bod y image — United State s — History. 4 . Bod y image — France — History. 5 . Fat—Socia l aspects —United State s —History. 6. Fat—Socia l aspects —France —History. I . Title . RM222.2.S755 199 7 613.2*509 — dc2i 96-4587 8 CIP New York University Press books are printed on acid-free paper , and their binding materials are chosen for strength and durability . Manufactured i n the United State s of America 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 ...