Feminism and the invisible fat man

Body and Society

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 107-131

  Bell, Kirsten ^a   McNaughton, Darlene ^b  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 41849134752     PISSN: 1357034X     EISSN: 14603632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1357034X07074780     Document Type: Article

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