The Metamorphoses of Fat: A History of Obesity (Paperback)

Introduction
Part 1
1. The Prestige of the Big Person
2. Liquids, Fat, and Wind
3. The Horizon of Fault
4. The Fifteenth Century and the Contrasts of Slimming
Part 2
5. The Shores of Laziness
6. The Plural of Fat
7. Exploring Images, Defining Terms
8. Constraining the Flesh
Part 3
9. Inventing Nuance
10. Stigmatizing Powerlessness
11. Toning Up
Part 4
12. The Weight of Figures
13. Typology Fever
14. From Chemistry to Energy
15. From Energy to Diets
Part 5
16. The Dominance of Aesthetics
17. Clinical Obesity and Everyday Obesity
18. The Thin Revolution
19. Declaring "The Martyr"
Part 6
Conclusion
Notes
Index