A01=Catherine Manton
Author_Catherine Manton
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Women's Studies
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- ISBN 9780897896290
- Weight: 312g
- Dimensions: 156 x 235mm
- Publication Date: 30 Mar 1999
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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Combining feminist anthropology and theory with culinary history, Catherine Manton examines the place of food in women's history, with a particular emphasis on the life and changing roles of the American woman and her self-image.
As Professor Manton makes clear the so-called epidemic of eating disorders at the turn of the twentieth century really is no accident; specific cultural/economic/political conditions make disturbed eating practically inevitable for many American women. At the same time, Manton suggests ways women with eating disturbances can heal themselves through feminist and alternative healing principles. Must reading for students and scholars of American social history, Women's Studies, and ecofeminism.
CATHERINE MANTON is Associate Professor of Women's Studies at the University of Massachusetts at Boston. In addition, she maintains a small clinical practice as a culinary healer. Professor Manton's articles have appeared in various academic journals including Trotter Institute Review and Women and Therapy.
