Customizing The Body: The Art And Culture Of Tattooing
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| Originally published | 1989 |
| Authors | Clinton Sanders |
| Genres | Thesis |
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| ID | 2009054 |
About Customizing The Body: The Art And Culture Of Tattooing
Tattoos continue to be a mark of alienation from the mainstream, but they also have an affiliative effect, identifying one as a member of a select group. This book discusses tattooing as a highly social act as a manipulation of self-image, as a symbolically meaningful form of body alteration in contemporary society.
