Hunger Strike - The Anorectic''s Struggle As a Metaphor for Our Age

Summary

In this classic text, originally published in 1986, The author brilliantly examines the anorectic's struggle. Anorexia is a battle; a battle to be thin; a battle of wills, denial versus desire. It is also about control; by conquering feelings of hunger, the anorectic woman aspires to conquer her emotional feelings as well.

Product details

• Authors: Susie Orbach, Orbach Susie
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 27.09.2019
• EAN: 9780367324902
• ISBN: 978-0-367-32490-2
• No. of pages: 216
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology; PSYCHOLOGY / General, Psychotherapy, Eating disorders & therapy, Psychoanalytical and Freudian psychology, Eating Disorders, Individual Psychotherapy