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The Malleable Body: Surgeons, Artisans, and Amputees in Early Modern Germany - Social Histories of Medicine Heidi Hausse
The Malleable Body: Surgeons, Artisans, and Amputees in Early Modern Germany - Social Histories of Medicine
Heidi Hausse
This invaluable study reveals how practices for treating the loss of limbs in early modern Germany transformed western medicine. From amputations to mechanical arms, surgical and artisanal interventions forged a growing perception, fundamental to biomedicine today, that humans could alter the body—that it was malleable. -- .
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | June 3, 2025 |
| ISBN13 | 9781526190833 |
| Publishers | Manchester University Press |
| Pages | 288 |
| Dimensions | 234 × 156 × 19 mm · 434 g |
| Language | English |