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Hunger Strike

The Anorectic's Struggle as a Metaphor for our Age

Susie Orbach author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd

Published:27th Sep '19

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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

ISBN: 9780367324902

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 560g

216 pages