Beschreibung:
"The histories of tattoo traditions presented in this book are fascinating and rich. DeMello has many insights into tattoos' complexity of meaning, brought out in precise ethnographic and historical fashion."--Kathleen Stewart, author of "A Space on the Side of the Road: Cultural Poetics in an "Other" America"
PrefaceAcknowledgments1. Finding Community>2. Cultural Roots>3. Appropriation and Transformation>4. Discourse and Differentiation>5. The Creation of Meaning I>6. The Creation of Meaning II>Conclusion: The Future of a MovementNotesBibliographyIndex