Resilient Cyborgs : Living and Dying with Pacemakers and Defibrillators /

This book examines how pacemakers and defibrillators participate in transforming life and death in high-tech societies. In both popular and medical accounts, these internal devices are often portrayed as almost magical technologies. Once implanted in bodies, they do not require any 'user'...

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Main Author:	Oudshoorn, Nelly (Author)
Corporate Author:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2020.
Edition:	1st ed. 2020.
Series:	Health, Technology and Society
Subjects:	Technology-Sociological aspects. Social medicine. Medical anthropology. Sociology. People with disabilities. Science and Technology Studies. Medical Sociology. Medical Anthropology. Gender Studies. Disability Studies. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book