Contours of the Nation
Making Obesity and Imagining Canada, 1945-1970
Format:Paperback
Publisher:University of Toronto Press
Published:5th Nov '17
Should be back in stock very soon
This paperback is available in another edition too:
- Hardback£51.00(9781442644502)
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.
ISBN: 9781442612723
Dimensions: 229mm x 152mm x 13mm
Weight: 380g
280 pages