Artificial Parts, Practical Lives

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Artificial Parts, Practical Lives: Modern Histories of Prosthetics

From the wooden teeth of George Washington to the Bly prosthesis, popular in the 1860s and boasting easy uniform motions of the limb, to today's lifelike approximations, prosthetic devices reveal the extent to which the evolution and design of technologies of the body are intertwined with both the practical and subjective needs of human beings. Medical books Artificial Parts, Practical Lives. /p>

The peculiar history of prosthetic devices sheds light on the relationship between technological change and the civilizing process of modernity, and analyzes the concrete materials of prosthetics which carry with them ideologies of body, ideals, body politics, and culture Medical books Artificial Parts, Practical Lives: Modern Histories Of Prosthetics Ott, Katherin. format hardback language english publication year 31 08 2001 subject the world ideas culture general interest subject 2 popular science title artificial parts practical lives modern histories of prosthetics author ott katherine editor serlin david editor mihm stephen editor publisher new york univ pr publication date mar 01 2002 pages 359 binding hardcover dimensions 6 25 wx 9 00 hx 1 25 d isbn 0814761976 subject social science handicapped description from the wooden teeth of george washington

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format hardback language english publication year 31 08 2001 subject the world ideas culture general interest subject 2 popular science title artificial parts practical lives modern histories of prosthetics author ott katherine editor serlin david editor mihm stephen editor publisher new york univ pr publication date mar 01 2002 pages 359 binding hardcover dimensions 6 25 wx 9 00 hx 1 25 d isbn 0814761976 subject social science handicapped description from the wooden teeth of george washington

Store Search search Title, ISBN and Author Artificial Parts, Practical Lives: Modern Histories of Prosthetics by Katherine Ott, David Serlin, Stephen Mihm Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New quot;These essays are valuable first forays into the history of prosthetics.quot; mdash; quot;Technology and Culture quot; From the wooden teeth of George Washington to the Bly prosthesis, popular in the 1860s and boasting easy uniform motions of the limb, to today #03

Artificial Parts, Practical Lives

" From the wooden teeth of George Washington to the Bly prosthesis, popular in the 1860s and boasting easy uniform motions of the limb, to today's lifelike approximations, prosthetic devices reveal the extent to which the evolution and design of technologies of the body are intertwined with both the practical and subjective needs of human beings. The peculiar history of prosthetic devices sheds light on the relationship between technological change and the civilizing process of modernity, and analyzes the concrete materials of prosthetics which carry with them ideologies of body, ideals, body

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The peculiar history of prosthetic devices sheds light on the relationship between technological change and the civilizing process of modernity, and analyzes the concrete materials of prosthetics which carry with them ideologies of body, ideals, body politics, and culture.

Simultaneously critiquing, historicizing, and theorizing prosthetics, Artificial Parts, Practical Lives lays out a balanced and complex picture of its subject, neither vilifying nor celebrating the merger of flesh and machine.