Replaceable you : engineering the body in postwar America
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R856 .S457 2004
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R856 .S457 2004
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| General Shelving - 3rd Floor | R856 .S457 2004 | On Shelf |
Subjects
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Biomedical Engineering -- history
Biomedische techniek.
Biomedizinische Technik
Body Image
Geschlechtsangleichung
Geslachtsverandering.
Génie biomédical -- États-Unis.
Homoseksualiteit.
Plastische Chirurgie
Plastische chirurgie.
Prostheses and Implants -- history
Prothesen.
Prothèses -- États-Unis.
Rehabilitation
Régénération (Biologie) -- États-Unis.
Social Values
Sozialgeschichte 1945-1955.
United States
USA
USA.
Valeurs sociales.
Biomedische techniek.
Biomedizinische Technik
Body Image
Geschlechtsangleichung
Geslachtsverandering.
Génie biomédical -- États-Unis.
Homoseksualiteit.
Plastische Chirurgie
Plastische chirurgie.
Prostheses and Implants -- history
Prothesen.
Prothèses -- États-Unis.
Rehabilitation
Régénération (Biologie) -- États-Unis.
Social Values
Sozialgeschichte 1945-1955.
United States
USA
USA.
Valeurs sociales.
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Format
Book
Physical Desc
244 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-236) and index.
Description
After World War II, the United States underwent a massive cultural transformation that was vividly realized in the development and widespread use of new medical technologies. Plastic surgery, wonder drugs, artificial organs, and prosthetics inspired Americans to believe in a new age of modern medical miracles. The nationalistic pride that flourished in postwar society, meanwhile, encouraged many Americans to put tremendous faith in the power of medicine to rehabilitate and otherwise transform the lives and bodies of the disabled and those considered abnormal. Replaceable You revisits this heady era in American history to consider how these medical technologies and procedures were used to advance the politics of conformity during the 1950s.
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SACFinal081324
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Serlin, D. (2004). Replaceable you: engineering the body in postwar America . University of Chicago Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Serlin, David. 2004. Replaceable You: Engineering the Body in Postwar America. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Serlin, David. Replaceable You: Engineering the Body in Postwar America Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2004.
Harvard Citation (style guide)Serlin, D. (2004). Replaceable you: engineering the body in postwar america. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Serlin, David. Replaceable You: Engineering the Body in Postwar America University of Chicago Press, 2004.
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