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THE OBSESSION: Reflections on the Tyranny of Slenderness.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Harper & Row, (1981) dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's first book - "A deeply committed and beautifully written analysis of our society's increasing demand that women be thin. It offers a careful and thought-provoking discussion of the reasons men have encouraged this obsession and women have embraced it. It is a book about women's efforts to become thin rather than to accept the natural dimensions of their bodies -" A book which is arguably even more relevant now than when it was written. Notes. 206 pp. ISBN: 0-06-0148845.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 62557More details Price: $18.50 -
THE OBSESSION: Reflections on the Tyranny of Slenderness.
Edition: Hardcover.
New York: Harper & Row, (1981) dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's first book - "A deeply committed and beautifully written analysis of our society's increasing demand that women be thin. It offers a careful and thought-provoking discussion of the reasons men have encouraged this obsession and women have embraced it. It is a book about women's efforts to become thin rather than to accept the natural dimensions of their bodies -" A book which is arguably even more relevant now than when it was written. Notes. 206 pp. ISBN: 0-06-0148845.
Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket. (sunning to spine of dj)
Book ID: 71277More details Price: $12.50