{"product_id":"fat-don-kulick-9781585423866","title":"Fat: The Anthropology of an Obsession","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn eclectic and highly original examination of one of the most dynamic concepts-and constructs-in the world.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith more than one billion overweight adults in the world today, obesity has become an epidemic. But fat is not as straightforward-or even as uni-versally damned-as one might think. Enlisting thirteen anthropologists and a fat activist, editors and anthropologists Don Kulick and Anne Meneley have produced an unconventional-and unprecedented-examination of fat in various cultural and social contexts. In this anthology, these writers argue that fat is neither a mere physical state nor an inert concept. Instead, it is a construct built by culture and judged in courts of public opinion, courts whose laws vary from society to society.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the anthropology of \"fat-talk\" among teenage girls in Sweden to the veneration of Spam in Hawaii; from fear of the fat-sucking pishtaco vampire in the Andes to the underground allure of fat porn stars like Supersize Betsy-this anthology provides fresh perspectives on a subject more complex than love handles, and less easily understood than a number on a scale. Fat proves that fat can be beautiful, evil, pornographic, delicious, shameful, ugly, or magical. It all depends on who-and where-you are.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Don Kulick, Anne Meneley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1585423866\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781585423866\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/13\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.28h x 5.50w x 0.66d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/22\/2004 pg. 47\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIngram Advance\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2005 pg. 113\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDiscover\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2005 pg. 80","brand":"Don Kulick","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44227804332287,"sku":"9781585423866","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6d601d68-7920-4206-9d56-c48359e0f190.jpg?v=1692810701","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/fat-don-kulick-9781585423866","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}