Customizing the Body

Clinton Sanders, D Angus Vail

Temple University Press,U.S., 2007

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Analyses tattoos as art, work, decoration and defiance. This title covers the history, anthropology, and sociology of body modification practices; the occupational experience of the tattooist; the process and social consequences of becoming a tattooed person; and, the prospects of "serious" tattooing becoming an accepted art form.

ISBN-13
9781592138883
ISBN-10
1592138888
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S.
Year
2007
Publication date
2007-03-19
Pages
288
Dimensions
143x208x19
Weight
370