Bodies of Subversion
a secret history of women and tattoos, 2nd edition
$61.73
- Paperback
192 pages
- Release Date
14 January 2013
Summary
Newly revised and expanded, this remains the only book to chronicle the history of both tattooed women and women tattooists.Bodies of Subversion was the first history of women’s tattoo art when it was released in 1997, providing a fascinating excursion to a subculture that dates back to the nineteenth-century and including many never-before-seen photos of tattooed women from the last century. As the primary reference source on the subject, it contains information from the original edition, in…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781576876138 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1576876136 |
| Author: | Margot Mifflin |
| Publisher: | powerHouse Books,U.S. |
| Imprint: | powerHouse Books,U.S. |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 192 |
| Edition: | 0003rd |
| Release Date: | 14 January 2013 |
| Weight: | 688g |
| Dimensions: | 254mm x 204mm |
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“The book is a real page-turner, not only because of Mifflin’s superb research and writing but the photos she chose for the book are simply jaw-dropping.” * Yahoo News *
About The Author
Margot Mifflin
Margot Mifflin writes about women, art, and contemporary culture. She has written for The New York Times, The New Yorker, Entertainment Weekly, The Believer, and Salon.com, and she lectures about body modification at colleges, museums, and universities nationally. Mifflin is an associate professor in the English Department of Lehman College of the City University of New York (CUNY), and directs the Arts and Culture program at CUNY’s Graduate School of Journalism, where she also teaches. Her book The Blue Tattoo: The Life of Olive Oatman will be published by The University of Nebraska Press in March.
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