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Body, Self, and Society - The View from Fiji (Paperback, New)
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Body, Self, and Society - The View from Fiji (Paperback, New)
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Body, Self, and Society The View from Fiji Anne E. Becker "This
illuminating and well-written book offers anthropologists with an
interest in embodiment, concepts of the self, and medical
anthropology a fascinating 'view from Fiji.'"--"American
Anthropologist" "In our weight-conscious society, we sometimes
forget that the whole world doesn't see the body the way we do. . .
. Anne E. Becker, M.D., set out to study the women of Fiji to gain
perspective on what might protect people from certain mental
illnesses--especially eating disorders. Her 1995 book "Body, Self
and Society: The View from Fiji" described the Fijians' admiration
for robust body shapes and their tolerance of obesity."--"Self"
Anne E. Becker examines the cultural context of the embodied self
through her ethnography of bodily aesthetics, food exchange, care,
and social relationships in Fiji. She contrasts the cultivation of
the body/self in Fijian and American society, arguing that the
motivation of Americans to work on their bodies' shapes as a
personal endeavor is permitted by their notion that the self is
individuated and autonomous. On the other hand, because Fijians
concern themselves with the cultivation of social relationships
largely expressed through nurturing and food exchange, there is a
vested interest in cultivating others' bodies rather than one's
own. 1995 224 pages 6 x 9 33 illus. ISBN 978-0-8122-1397-3 Paper
$26.50s 17.50 World Rights Anthropology
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