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LEADER: 01562cam a22003854a 4500
001 2011021511
003 DLC
005 20120313084414.0
008 110603s2011 cauab b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2011021511
020 $a9780313385063 (hardback)
020 $a0313385068 (hardback)
020 $z9780313385070 (ebook)
020 $z0313385076 (ebook)
035 $a(OCoLC)ocn696099288
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dYDX$dBTCTA$dYDXCP$dBWX$dCDX$dUV0$dDLC
042 $apcc
050 00 $aGT2850$b.H49 2011
082 00 $a394.1/2$223
084 $aHIS002000$aHIS037000$2bisacsh
100 1 $aHill, Susan E.
245 10 $aEating to excess :$bthe meaning of gluttony and the fat body in the ancient world /$cSusan E. Hill.
260 $aSanta Barbara, Calif. :$bPraeger,$cc2011.
300 $axiv, 178 p. :$bill., map ;$c25 cm.
490 0 $aPraeger series on the ancient world
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520 $a"This provocative book explores how ancient notions about the fat body and the glutton in western culture both challenge and confirm ideas about what it means to be overweight and gluttonous today"--Provided by publisher.
520 $a"This book is about Eating to Excess - The Meaning of Gluttony and the Fat Body in the Ancient World"--Provided by publisher.
650 0 $aFood habits$xHistory.
650 0 $aGluttony$xHistory.
650 0 $aHuman body$xHistory.
650 0 $aObesity$xHistory.
650 0 $aExcess (Philosophy)
650 0 $aCivilization, Ancient.
650 0 $aHistory, Ancient.