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The Ministry of Thin: How the Pursuit of Perfection Got Out of Control
The Ministry of Thin How the Pursuit of Perfection Got Out of Control
Author: Emma Woolf
We?re obsessed with weight, we dislike our bodies, we worry about the food we eat, we feel guilty, we diet. Too many of us are locked into a war with our own bodies which we?ll never win, and which will never make us happy. The Ministry of Thin takes a controversial, unflinching look at how the modern, international obsession with weight loss, y...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781619023291
ISBN-10: 1619023296
Publication Date: 6/10/2014
Pages: 304
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Publisher: Soft Skull Press
Book Type: Paperback
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I would recommend this book. It was actually about more than weight, covering all the different ways women's bodies are policed and the consequences of all this pressure and surveillance. It was well written, but I feel like I've seen all this stuff a million times before. Probably because I have. I've read a lot on this subject, so maybe I just wasn't the target audience for this.