Hunger Strike

The Anorectic's Struggle as a Metaphor for our Age

Gebonden Engels 2019 9780367324902
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In this classic text, originally published in 1986, Susie Orbach brilliantly examines the anorectic's struggle. Anorexia is a battle; a battle to be thin; a battle of wills, denial versus desire. It is also about control; by conquering feelings of hunger, the anorectic woman aspires to conquer her emotional feelings as well. For Orbach, the stru

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ISBN13:9780367324902
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:Gebonden
Aantal pagina's:216
Uitgever:Taylor & Francis Ltd

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Foreword -- Introduction to the 1986 Edition -- Introduction to the 1993 Edition -- Part I -- Anorexia: Metaphor for our Time -- Situating Anorexia -- Starving Amidst Plenty -- The Breeding of Body Insecurity -- Hunger Strike -- Part II -- Towards a Model of Self-help: Themes to be Considered and Tackled -- Bridging the Chasm -- Food: From Poison to Palatable -- Focusing on the Body: The Corporeal Sense of Self -- Behind the Defence -- Medical Issues -- Afterword

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