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Hunger Strike

Hunger Strike The Anorectic's Struggle as a Metaphor for Our Age

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In this classic text, originally published in 1986, Susie Orbach brilliantly examines the anorectic's struggle. Anorexia is a battle; a battle to be thin; a battle of wills, denial versus desire. It is also about control; by conquering feelings of hunger, the anorectic woman aspires to conquer her emotional feelings as well. For Orbach, the stru.

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Book information

ISBN: 9780367324902
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Imprint: Routledge
Pub date:
Edition: 1st edition
DEWEY: 000
DEWEY edition: 22
Language: English
Number of pages: 216
Weight: 453g
Height: 198mm
Width: 129mm

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