num_pages: 319
description: Written on the Body surveys the history of the tattoo in Europe and North America from Antiquity to the present. While the subject of tattooing has previously been approached from the viewpoints of anthropology, sociology and cultural studies, this book sets the practice into a historical perspective.
language: English
title: Written on the Body: The tattoo in European and American History
titlecomplete: Written on the Body: The tattoo in European and American History
genres: Anthropology, Nonfiction, Essays, Art, History
ratings_count: 69
publisher: Princeton