Bodies of Inscription: A Cultural History of the Modern Tatttoo Community
I liked the contrast between the old time tattooers that were interviewed and the tone of the new tattooed "community." More of an academic read. |
The Body Aesthetic: From Fine Art to Body Modification
Another academic treatise but this time from the aspect of the body in artwork and as artwork.
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Bodies of Subversion: A Secret History of Women and Tattoo
A nice take on why and how women have used their bodies to take control of their lives.
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Tattooed: The Sociogenesis of a Body Art
This is very likely one of those books only an academic (or ex-academic like me) would buy (which I did, and also read it).
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In the Flesh: The Cultural Politics of Body Modification
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Tattoo, Torture, Mutilation, and Adornment: The Denaturalization of the Body in Culture and Text
I know I need to get this but I also know it's going to be an academic read with not much about tattoos.
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Spiritual Tattoo : A Cultural History of Tattooing, Piercing, Scarification, Branding, and Implants
Don't have this one yet -- my checkbook and I can't keep up! |
Written on the Body
Another academic anthology on tattooing -- I've read it (feeling compelled to do so) but think it might be a bit dry for most readers.
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Maori Tattooing
A blast from the 19th century past, as it was originally published in 1896.
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Tattoo : An Anthropology
Don't have this one yet -- my checkbook and I can't keep up! |
Tattoo: Bodies, Art, And Exchange In The Pacific And The West
Don't have this one yet -- my checkbook and I can't keep up! |
Marks of Civilization
An academic read from twenty years ago but it stands as one of the first, still has relevant data, and it comes from my alma mater!
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