The Art of Not Eating - A Doubtful History of Appetite and Desire

A luminously original exploration of the deep roots of diet culture by an award-winning historian.

About the author

Jessica Hamel-Akré is an award-winning historian, researcher and cultural strategy consultant. She holds a PhD from the University of Montreal and was a postdoctoral scholar in History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Cambridge and Newnham College where she conducted a seven year study on the history of appetite control. An expert in the history of women's health, literature and feminist thought, she has helped some of the world's biggest brands navigate emerging ideas around gender, digital wellbeing and beauty. Jessica co-created and presented on the BBC Radio 4 documentary The Unexpected History of Clean Eating.

Summary

A luminously original exploration of the deep roots of diet culture by an award-winning historian.

Foreword

A luminously original exploration of the deep roots of diet culture by an award-winning historian.

Product details

• Authors: Jessica Hamel-Akré
• Publisher: Atlantic Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 22.08.2024
• EAN: 9781838957032
• ISBN: 978-1-83895-703-2
• No. of pages: 320
• Dimensions: 162 mm x 242 mm x 29 mm
• Weight: 1 g
• Illustrations: Black and white integrated illustrations
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; History of Ideas, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Georgian Era (1714-1837), SOCIAL SCIENCE / Feminism & Feminist Theory, HISTORY / Women, History of Medicine, Ethics & moral philosophy, Feminism & feminist theory, Social and cultural history, Gender studies: women and girls