Bodies / Susie Orbach.

By:

Orbach, Susie, 1946-

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Big ideasPublication details: London : Profile, 2009.Description: 182 p. ; 22 cmISBN:

9781846680199 (pbk.) :
9781846680199 (pbk.) :

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

306.4613 ORB

LOC classification:

BF697.5.B63

Contents:

Bodies in our time--Shaping the body--Speaking bodies--Bodies real and not so real--And so to Sex--What are bodies for?

Summary: The body is no longer a given and to possess a flawless one has become the ambition of millions around the world. The author has come to realise that the way we view our bodies is the mirror of how we view ourselves which means our body is a measure of our worth. In this book she tackles the question of how we got there.

Holdings ( 1 )
Title notes ( 3 )

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Long Loan	TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone Nursing Collection	306.4613 ORB (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		207935

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Bodies in our time--Shaping the body--Speaking bodies--Bodies real and not so real--And so to Sex--What are bodies for?

The body is no longer a given and to possess a flawless one has become the ambition of millions around the world. The author has come to realise that the way we view our bodies is the mirror of how we view ourselves which means our body is a measure of our worth. In this book she tackles the question of how we got there.