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Tattoos
And Body Piercing (Lucent Overview Series)
by L. K. Currie-McGhee, Leanne K. Currie-McGhee
Hardcover ISBN: 1590187490
Publisher: Lucent Books (November 30, 2005) |
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Coward's
Diy Body Piercing Kit
by Ivy Press
Hardcover: 32 pages ISBN: 0740755323
Publisher: Andrews McMeel Pub (October, 2005) |
| Are you ready to turn from daytime
square to nighttime raver? The Coward's DIY Body Piercing Kit is the solution for your
daring aspirations of rebellion without any of the pain, blood, or permanent scarring. For
all would-be daredevils, this kit has the necessary equipment to change your image: a
spring-loaded lip ring, fake nose studs, temporary tattoos, and a 32-page booklet that
offers helpful hints on completing your evening makeover. |
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Spiritual
Tattoo: A Cultural History of Tattooing, Piercing, Scarification, Branding,
and Implants
by John A. Rush
Paperback: 200 pages ISBN: 1583941177
Publisher: North Atlantic Books, Frog Ltd. (March 12, 2005) |
| As this fascinating book shows,
body modifications have been on the scene since ancient times, traceable to as far back as
1.5 million years, and they also encompass scarification, branding, and implants.
Professor John Rush outlines the processes and procedures of these radical physical
alterations, showing their function as rites of passage, group identifiers, and mechanisms
of social control. He explores the use of pain for spiritual purposes, such as purging sin
and guilt, and examines the phenomenon of accidental cuts and punctures as individual
events with sometimes-profound implications for group survival. |
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Hot
Bodies, Cool Styles: New Techniques in Self Adornment
by Ted Polhemus, UZi PART B
Paperback: 176 pages ISBN: 0500285004
Publisher: Thames & Hudson (October 30, 2004) |
The first book to reflect the
global wave of enthusiasm for all forms of body decoration. Nose rings have entered the
boardroom, and navel piercing or tattoos at the base of the spine are de rigueur.
Ted Polhemus shows how body adornment has been natural to all peoples until the modern
period, and how body decoration makes us masters of our own identities. The photographs,
taken by the talented young team of UZi PART B, reveal key designs and creative
techniques. A practical advice section, specially commissioned from Betti Marenko,
includes body preparation, healing times, and safety tips, and provides a valuable guide
for those acquiring a tattoo or piercing. 200 color illustrations. |
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