Customizing the body: the art and culture of tattooing
Auteur :
Sanders, Clinton / Vail, D Angus
Éditeur :
Temple University Press,U.S.
ISBN :
9781592138883
Date de publication :
19 mars 2007
Dimensions :
21,0 x 14,0 x 2,4 cm
Poids :
367 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
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.