Phantom Limb by Cassandra S. Crawford - 9780814789285

Phantom LimbAmputation, Embodiment, and Prosthetic Technology\nAuthor(s): Cassandra S. Crawford\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: New York University Press, United States\nImprint: New York University Press\nISBN-13: 9780814789285, 978-0814789285\nSynopsis\nPhantom limb pain is one of the most intractable and merciless pains ever knowna pain that haunts appendages that do not physically exist, often persisting with uncanny realness long after fleshy limbs have been traumatically, surgically, or congenitally lost. The very existence and \""naturalness\"" of this pain has been instrumental in modern science's ability to create prosthetic technologies that many feel have transformative, self-actualizing, and even transcendent power. In Phantom Limb, Cassandra S. Crawford critically examines phantom limb pain and its relationship to prosthetic innovation, tracing the major shifts in knowledge of the causes and characteristics of the phenomenon. \n Crawford exposes how the meanings of phantom l.