Contours of the Nation - Making Obesity and Imagining Canada, 1945-1970 (Hardcover)

The obesity epidemic that is said to plague nations around the world, including Canada, is not solely a medical condition to be managed. In Canada, the discourse on obesity emerged during a time of social upheaval in the postwar period. Contours of the Nation is the first book which historically explores obesity in Canada from a critical perspective. Deborah McPhail demonstrates how obesity as a problem was affixed to particular populations in order to separate true Canadians from others. She reveals how the articulation of obesity contributed to the Canadian colonial project in the North; where Indigenous peoples were viewed as modern Canadians due to their obesity, thereby negating any special claims to northern lands. Contours of the Nation successfully demonstrates how histories can trace the actual materialization of bodies through relations of power, particularly those pertaining to race, gender, and nation.

General

Imprint:	University of Toronto Press
Country of origin:	Canada
Release date:	September 2017
First published:	2017
Authors:	Deborah McPhail
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	280
ISBN-13:	978-1-4426-4450-2
Categories:	Books > Medicine > General issues > General Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > General Books > History > American history > General
LSN:	1-4426-4450-8
Barcode:	9781442644502

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