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Tattoos: A personal, cultural, and human quest for identity.

The Philosophy of Tattoos

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  • Hardcover

    112 pages

  • Release Date

    22 June 2021

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Summary

‘History, it seems, is seldom written by the tattooed.’

In this impressively broad yet personal account, John Miller – ‘a conventionally dressed middle-aged academic with a full bodysuit’ – explores tattooing as a unique expression of individual, cultural and national identity.

As the inherent shock factor of tattooing in the west decreases, tattoos are becoming more extensive, public and challenging in response, prompting an upsurge in ‘extreme’ tattooing. In an age of aesthe…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780712353083
ISBN-10:0712353089
Author:John Miller
Publisher:British Library Publishing
Imprint:British Library Publishing
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:112
Release Date:22 June 2021
Weight:240g
Dimensions:130mm x 200mm
Series:Philosophies
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The Philosophy of Tattoos by John Miller - ISBN: 9780712353083
130 × 200 mm
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A4
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About The Author

John Miller

John Miller is Senior Lecturer in Nineteenth-Century Literature at the University of Sheffield and editor of the classic fiction collection Tales of the Tattooed, published by the British Library in 2019.

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