The book "The body as a machine" explores the historical process of medicalisation in Chilean society, mainly focusing on the labour force. It highlights the transformation of medicine from a private sphere concerned with individual care to a social phenomenon encompassing various collective dimensions. The book argues that the rise of the liberal oligarchic state, rural-urban migration, and the emergence of a professional medical elite contributed to the socialisation of medicine in Chile. This process involved the standardisation and regulation of the population through medical interventions and establishing a comprehensive healthcare system.

Nicolás Fuster Sánchez. PhD in Social Sciences and Communication. Professor of Nursery at the Universidad de Valparaíso and director of the Center for Interdisciplinary Studies in Social Theory and Subjectivity (CEI-TESyS). Among his publications, highlights the books: "El cuerpo como máquina. La medicalización de la fuerza de trabajo en Chile" (2013) and, as co-author "La Hoja Sanitaria. Archivo del Policlínico Obrero de la IWW. Chile 1924-1927" (2015), "Fragmentos del sujeto moderno. Crítica, poder, identidad" (2017), and "Subversión Foucault. Usos teórico-políticos" (2019).