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Artificial Parts, Practical Lives

- Modern Histories of Prosthetics

About Artificial Parts, Practical Lives

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.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780814761977
  • Binding:
  • Hardback
  • Pages:
  • 277
  • Published:
  • March 31, 2002
  • Dimensions:
  • 152x229x0 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 612 g.
Delivery: 2-3 weeks
Expected delivery: August 17, 2025

Description of Artificial Parts, Practical Lives

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.

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