Gilman, Sander L. <br/><br/>
Fat :  a cultural history of obesity / 
Sander L. Gilman. 
 - Cambridge, UK ;  Malden, MA, USA :  Polity,  2008. 
 - 237 p. ;  21 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [175]-223) and index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction : some weighty thoughts on dieting and epidemics -- Epidemic obesity -- Childhood obesity -- The stigma of obesity -- Obesity as an ethnic problem -- Regions of fat -- Chinese obesity -- Conclusion : globesity and its odd history. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0745644414 (pb) 9780745644417 (pb) 9780745644400 0745644406 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Obesity--Social aspects--History.<br/>Obesity--epidemiology.<br/>Obesity--ethnology.<br/>Obesity--history.<br/>Cross-Cultural Comparison.<br/>History, 20th Century.<br/>Human Body.<br/>Social Perception.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>306.4613 GIL