{"product_id":"the-thin-woman-9781032499406","title":"The Thin Woman","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe First Edition of \u003cem\u003eThe Thin Woman\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003efirst published in 1998, provides an in-depth discussion of anorexia nervosa from a critical feminist social psychological standpoint.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the original text, the author argues that the notion of ''anorexia'' as a medical condition limits our understanding of anorexia and the extent to which we can explore it as a socially and discursively produced problem. The book now has a new introduction that discusses some of the major cultural and academic developments that have occurred since its first publication. In considering our changing cultural landscapes, the introduction goes on to discuss the so-called obesity crisis'; the emergence of post-feminism; the massive global expansion of digital and social media and, most recently, the Covid-19 pandemic. Turning to academic developments, it focuses on the increasing recognition of intersectional feminism and reflects on how intersectional perspectives are now beginning to shape c\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart I Towards a Feminist Post-Structuralist Perspective\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 Theorizing Women: Discoursing Gender, Subjectivity and Embodiment 2 Discourse, Feminism, Research and the Production of Truth \u003cb\u003ePart II Instituting the Thin Woman: The Discursive Productions of ‘Anorexia Nervosa’ \u003c\/b\u003e3 A Genealogy of ‘Anorexia Nervosa’ 4 Discoursing Anorexias in the Late Twentieth Century\u003cb\u003e Part III Women’s Talk? Productions of the Anorexic Body in Popular Discourse \u003c\/b\u003e5 The Thin\/Anorexic Body and the Discursive Production of Gender 6 Subjectivity, Embodiment and Gender in a Discourse of Cartesian Dualism 7 Anorexia and the Discursive Production of the Self 8 Discursive Self-Production and Self-Destruction \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51019090624855,"sku":"9781032499406","price":36.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781032499406.jpg?v=1750779271","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-thin-woman-9781032499406","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}