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Durham, NC: Duke University Press, 1996. 219pp, b/w ills, notes, index. Paperback. 'This book takes the process of 'reading the body' into the fields at the forefront of culture to show that the body in high-tech is as gendered as ever. From female bodybuilding to virtual reality, from cosmetic surgery to cyberpunk, from reproductive medicine to public health policies to TV science programs, the author articulates the key issues concerning the status of the body for feminist cultural studies in a postmodern world'.. First Paperback. Soft Cover. Fine. Trade Paperback.