The Ministry of Thin
How the Pursuit of Perfection Got Out of Control
Published on 10. June 2014
Book
Paperback/Softback
240 pages
978-1-61902-329-1 (ISBN)
Description
We're obsessed with weight, we dislike our bodies, we worry about the food we eat, we feel guilty, we diet. Too many of us are locked into a war with our own bodies which we'll never win, and which will never make us happy. The Ministry of Thin takes a controversial, unflinching look at how the modern, international obsession with weight loss, youth, beauty, and perfection has spun out of control. Emma Woolf, author of An Apple a Day, explores how we might all be able to stop hating and start liking our own bodies again. She rallies against the industries of food, health, exercise, beauty, sex, and surgery that seek to create a world that verges on the Orwellian -with the victims of this onslaught trapped and dominated by the societal pressures to conform.
And she dares to ask: if losing weight is the answer, what is the question?
And she dares to ask: if losing weight is the answer, what is the question?
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Language
English
Place of publication
Berkeley
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 226 mm
Width: 151 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
298 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-61902-329-1 (9781619023291)
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Emma Woolf is the great-niece of Virginia Woolf. After studying English at Oxford University she worked in publishing, before becoming a full-time writer. She is a columnist for The Times and The Daily Beast and also writes for The Independent, The Mail on Sunday, Harper's Bazaar, Red, Grazia, and Psychologies. She was a co-presenter on BBC Channel 4's Supersize vs Superskinny; other media appearances include Newsnight, Woman's Hour, and Radio 4's Four Thought. Emma's first book, An Apple a Day: A Memoir of Love and Recovery from Anorexia was shortlisted for the Best Award for Recovery Inspiration. She was also nominated for Mind's Journalist of the Year. She lives in London.