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Body Marks: Tattooing, Piercing, and Scarification
112 pp.
| Lerner/Twenty-first Century |
September, 2002 |
LibraryISBN 0-7613-2352-X$$29.90
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PaperISBN 0-7613-1742-2$$14.95
(3)
YA
This thorough and respectful look at "skin art" aims to inform its adolescent readership that what is currently a countercultural trend has venerable roots in ancient cultural and religious traditions. The high-grade color and black-and-white photos and paper stock give this volume an art-book quality. Parents and educators seeking a cautionary look at tattooing should turn elsewhere. Bib., ind.