{"product_id":"great-war-prostheses-in-american-aaron-shaheen-9780198857785","title":"Great War Prostheses in American Literature and Culture","description":"Drawing on rehabilitation publications, novels by both famous and obscure American writers, and even the prosthetic masks of a classically trained sculptor, \u003cem\u003eGreat War Prostheses in American Literature and Culture \u003c\/em\u003eaddresses the ways in which prosthetic devices were designed, promoted, and depicted in America in the years during and after the First World War. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe war's mechanized weaponry ushered in an entirely new relationship between organic bodies and the technology that could both cause, and attempt to remedy, hideous injuries. Such a relationship was also evident in the realm of prosthetic development, which by the second decade of the twentieth century promoted the belief that a prosthesis should be a spiritual extension of the person who possessed it. This spiritualized vision of prostheses proved particularly resonant in American postwar culture. Relying on some of the most recent developments in literary and disability studies, the book's six chapters explain how a prosthesis's spiritual promise was largely dependent on its ability to nullify an injury and help an amputee renew or even improve upon his prewar life. But if it proved too cumbersome, obtrusive, or painful, the device had the long-lasting power to efface or distort his 'spirit' or personality.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Aaron Shaheen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0198857780\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780198857785\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/07\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.20w x 0.90d","brand":"Aaron Shaheen","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44130692858111,"sku":"9780198857785","price":105.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f5f2b959-19f0-4224-9ccd-1b36b2640cc7.jpg?v=1687470773","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/great-war-prostheses-in-american-aaron-shaheen-9780198857785","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}