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The body factory : from the first prosthetics to the augmented human Cover Image Book Book

The body factory : from the first prosthetics to the augmented human / story and art, Héloïse Chochois; [translated by Kendra Boileau]

Chochois, Héloïse, 1991- (author,, artist.). Boileau, Kendra, (translator.).

Summary:

"A graphic novel exploring amputation, revealing details about famous amputees throughout history, the invention of the tourniquet, phantom limb syndrome, types of prostheses, and transhumanist technologies"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780271087061
  • ISBN: 0271087064
  • Physical Description: 155 pages : chiefly illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm
  • Publisher: University Park, Pennsylvania : The Pennsylvania State University Press, Graphic Mundi, [2021]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Translation of: La fabrique des corps: Des premières prothèses à l'humain augmenté. Première édition. Paris : Delcourt, [2017].
Language Note:
Translated from the French.

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Genre: Graphic novels.

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