The history of aerobics in Japan -- The sexy American import -- The discipline of space -- The discipline of bodies -- Cigarettes and aerobics: frustrations with gender inequities in the club -- Young, proportionate, leggy, and thin: the ideal female body -- Selfishly skinny or selflessly starving
Summary
An ethnography of fitness clubs, aerobics, body image, and diet for women in contemporary Japan
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-241) and index
Notes
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