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Anorexia and Mimetic Desire

Paperback • 2013 • English

Anorexia and Mimetic Desire

By René. Girard

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About the book

René Girard shows that all desires are contagious-and the desire to be thin is no exception. In this compelling new book, Girard ties the anorexia epidemic to what he calls mimetic desire: a desire imitated from a model. Girard has long argued that, far from being spontaneous, our most intimate desires are copied from what we see around us. In a culture obsessed with thinness, the rise of eating disorders should be no surprise. When everyone is trying to slim down, Girard asks, how can we convi...Show more

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ISBN

9781611860870

Publisher

East Lansing, MI : Michigan State University Press

Published year

2013

Language

English

Original title

Anorexia and Mimetic Desire

Format

Paperback

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