Body, Self, and Society The View from Fiji Anne E. Becker "This illuminating and well-written book offers anthropologists with an interest in embodiment, concepts of the self, and medical anthropology a fascinating 'view from Fiji.'"--American Anthropologist "In our weight-conscious society, we sometimes forget that the whole world doesn't see the body the way we do. . . . Anne E. Becker, M.D., set out to study the women of Fiji to gain perspective on what might protect people from certain mental illnesses--especially eating disorders. Her 1995 book Body, Self and Society: The View...
Body, Self, and Society The View from Fiji Anne E. Becker "This illuminating and well-written book offers anthropologists with an interest in embodime...
