Edité par New York University Press, 2002
ISBN 10 : 0814761984 ISBN 13 : 9780814761984
Langue: anglais
EUR 9,54
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Ajouter au panierPaperback. Etat : Very Good. Unmarked text. Collection of articles on the peculiar history of prosthetic devices that sheds light on the relationship between technological change and the civilizing process of modernity. The book also analyzes the concrete materials of prosthetics which carry with them ideologies of body, ideals, body politics, and culture. Black-and-white illustrations. Topics include veterans, breast implants, artificial hips, motion studies, and more. Index. 359p. Measures 6x9 inches.