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An Intimate History of American Girls
The award-winning author of Fasting Girls explores what teenage girls have lost in this new world of freedom and consumerism—a world in which the bo...
The History of Anorexia Nervosa
An acclaimed classic from the award-winning author of The Body Project presents a history of women's food-refusal dating back as far as the sixteenth ...
The Boy Murderer
Most Americans regard "kids who kill" as a bane of modern society, but the tragic tale of "Kansas Charley" reminds us that it is a long-standing issue...
The Emergence of Anorexia Nervosa as a Modern Disease CJoan Jacobs Brumberg
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The Emergence of Anorexia Nervosa as a Modern Disease
Anorexia nervosa may affect as many as five to ten percent of adolescent girls in the United States, and on some college campuses, the estimate is as ...
Children’s Camps in the Adirondacks
For over a century children have spent their summers at "sleepaway" camps in the Adirondacks. These camps inspired vivid memories and created an endur...
A History of Anorexia Nervosa
The Judson Family and American Evangelical Culture