The Anorexic Self: A Personal, Political Analysis of a Diagnostic Discourse - Tapa dura

"...Saukko's book is self-consciously multiperspectival (but not relativistic); it is an innovative approach to unsettling static views of anorexia that represent those who are diagnosed with it as victims of illness or of sexist social systems ... Saukko wants to move beyond simply discerning patterns across her research material ... This approach is refreshing in its refusal to fix anorexia's meaning." -- Signs

"Saukko's passionate and engaging writing style makes this a compelling text, and some of the arguments found within it are fresh and inspiring ... The Anorexic Self is an invigorating and insightful book that offers a useful contribution to the academic literature on eating disorders." -- Culture, Medicine and Psychiatry

"...very interesting ... The book has clearly reached its goal: understanding the moral and political complexity of an experience without stigmatizing it." -- Metapsychology

"The autobiographical portions of the book powerfully convey the author's personal experience with anorexia. This book represents a significant contribution to feminist social scientific work on eating disorders." -- Helen Malson, author of The Thin Woman: Feminism, Post-Structuralism, and the Social Psychology of Anorexia Nervosa

"By identifying the interrelations between the personal and the political, Saukko creates an exciting and challenging intellectual context within which to think about anorexia." -- Julie Hepworth, author of The Social Construction of Anorexia Nervosa