The body factory : from the first prosthetics to the augmented human / story and art, Héloïse Chochois; [translated by Kendra Boileau].
- Chochois, Héloïse, 1991-
- Date:
- [2021]
- Books
About this work
Also known as
Fabrique des corps. English
Description
"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.
Publication/Creation
University Park, Pennsylvania : Graphic Mundi, an imprint of The Pennsylvania State University Press, [2021]
Physical description
155 pages : chiefly illustrations (some colour) ; 26 cm
Notes
Translation of: La fabrique des corps: Des premières prothèses à l'humain augmenté. Première édition. Paris : Delcourt, [2017].
Language note
Text in English translated from French.
Type/Technique
Languages
Subjects
- ProsthesisHistoryComic books, strips, etc
- Artificial limbsHistoryComic books, strips, etc
- AmputeesHistoryComic books, strips, etc
- AmputationMethodsComic books, strips, etc
- AmputationHistoryComic books, strips, etc
- Phantom limbComic books, strips, etc
- ProsthesisComic books, strips, etc
- MedicineComic books, strips, etc
- Phantom limb
- Celebrities
- Artificial Limbshistory
- Amputeeshistory
- Amputation, Surgicalmethods
- Amputation, Surgicalhistory
- Phantom Limb
- Biomedical Enhancement
- Famous Persons
- Paré, Ambroise, 1510?-1590.
Where to find it
Location Status History of MedicineAOD.ALOpen shelves
Permanent link
Identifiers
ISBN
- 9780271087061
- 0271087064