The Sculpture Machine: Physical Culture and Body Politics in the Age of Empire by Budd, Michael Anton

NYU Press, 1997-03-01. paperback. Used: Good.

ISBN: 9780814712672
New York University Press | 01 March 1997
Paperback | 352 pages
Description
During the early 1800s, inventor James Watt occupied his final years attempting to develop a mechanical system for copying sculptures of the human body. Though Watt's sculpture machine was never completed (and would, in any event, have eventually been made obsolete with the advent of photography), Watt's quest serves as an incisive metaphor for the subsequent body politics of the nineteenth century. As the modern world emerged, contemporary conceptions of physicality remained rooted in the classical tradition as they were simultaneously influenced by the technological forces of industry and revolution. From Victorian reform to post World War I physical efficiency, Michael Budd's The Sculpture Machine traces this tension between the atavistic and modern in an engaging narrative analysis of physical culture. Budd foregrounds the rise of physical culture postcards, magazines and products by examining… Read More

New York Univ Pr, 1997. Paperback. New. 352 pages. 8.75x5.50x1.00 inches.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

NYU Press, 1997-03-01. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!