Contours of the nation : making obesity and imagining Canada 1945-1970 / Deborah McPhail.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

"The obesity epidemic that is said to plague nations around the world, including Canada, is not solely a medical condition to be managed. In Canada, the discourse on obesity emerged during a time of social upheaval in the postwar period. Contours of the Nation is the first book which historically explores obesity in Canada from a critical perspective. Deborah McPhail demonstrates how obesity as a problem was affixed to particular populations in order to separate true Canadians from others. She reveals how the articulation of obesity contributed to the Canadian colonial project in the North; where Indigenous peoples were viewed as modern Canadians due to their obesity, thereby negating any special claims to northern lands. Contours of the Nation successfully demonstrates how histories can trace the actual materialization of bodies through relations of power, particularly those pertaining to race, gender, and nation."-- Provided by publisher

Cover -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Weighing Canadian Obesity -- 1 â#x80;#x9C;This Is the Face of Obesityâ#x80;#x9D;: Race, Class, Gender, and the Feminization of Fat -- 2 The â#x80;#x9C;Kitchen Demonâ#x80;#x9D; and the â#x80;#x9C;Tubby Hubbyâ#x80;#x9D;: Reproductive Labour and the Nuclear Family in Obesity Discourse -- 3 â#x80;#x9C;Of Missiles and Musclesâ#x80;#x9D;: Fitness, Masculinity, and Obesity during the Cold War -- 4 â#x80;#x9C;The White Manâ#x80;#x99;s Burdenâ#x80;#x9D;? Obesity and Colonialism in the Developing North -- Conclusion: Asking Different Questions -- Notes -- Bibliography

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