Bodies of Inscription: A Cultural History of the Modern Tattoo Community
From Library Journal
DeMello (formerly with Univ. of California, Davis) presents an anthropological study of tattooing and tattoo communities in North America. Both a researcher and a “tattooed person” who is married to a tattooist–both “insider and outsider,” that is–she describes the rigid hierarchies within tattoo communities (how tattooists jealously guard secrets from outsiders and newcomers) and engages in a broader analysis of tattoos as socioeconomic indicators. She looks (more…)
Originally posted 2009-06-13 20:33:14. Republished by Old Post Promoter
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Scholarly work on Tattooing
Bodies of Inscription is a scholarly in depth look at the historical, social and political aspects of tattooing as a whole.
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I feel smarter for reading this.
This book is an anthropological study of the modern sub-culture of tattoo fans. It briefly touches on the history of tattoos in western culture, with a focus on tattoos merging…
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OK
This book was ok! i was hoping for something more traditional in the designs the author gave her readers! i could have done i without the gang tattoes though!