Obesity in America, 1850-1939: A History of Social Attitudes and Treatment
Author:   Kerry Segrave
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
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9780786441204


Pages:   208
Publication Date:   29 August 2008
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Kerry Segrave
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.295kg
ISBN:  

9780786441204


ISBN 10:   0786441208
Pages:   208
Publication Date:   29 August 2008
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order   Availability explained
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Table of Contents Preface      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      Conclusion      Appendix: Average Weights of Men and Women (1931)      Notes      Bibliography      Index     

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Cultural historian Kerry Segrave is the author of dozens of books on such diverse topics as drive-in theaters, ticket-scalping, lie detectors, jukeboxes, smoking and shoplifting. He lives in British Columbia.

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