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Customizing the Body: The Art and Culture of Tattooing

By (author) Clinton Sanders, By (author) D Angus Vail

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Originally published in 1989, this ground-breaking ethnographic exploration of tattooing-and the art world surrounding it-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 \u0022serious\u0022 tattooing becoming an accepted art form. Curiously, despite the greater prevalence of tattoos and body modification in today\u2019s society, there is still a stigma of deviance associated with people who get or ink tattoos. Retaining the core of the original book, this revised and expanded edition offers a new preface by the author and a new chapter focusing on the changes that have occurred in the tattoo world. A section on the new scholarly literature that has emerged, as well as the new modes of body modification that have come into vogue are included along with a new gallery of photographs that shows some splendid examples of contemporary tattoo art. A directory of artists' websites invites readers to discover the range of work being done around the world-from \u201csuits\u201d (full body tattoos) to skulls.

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Publisher | Temple University Press,U.S.
Published date | 1 May 2008
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Format | Paperback / softback
Pages | 288
Dimensions | 210 x 140 x 24mm (L x W x H)
Weight | 367g
ISBN | 978-1-5921-3888-3
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BISAC | social science / popular culture


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