Arabic Tattoos by Udelson Jon (14 results)

Paperback. Condition: As New. No Jacket. Pages are clean and are not marred by notes or folds of any kind. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. May have light to moderate shelf wear and/or a remainder mark. Complete. Clean pages.

Trade Paperback. Condition: New. It's no secret that tattoos have become a commonly accepted and popular form of self-expression; people young and old wear sleeves of ink and florid designs peek out from waistband and shirt collars. Over the past few years, however, a new genre of tattoos has emerged: Arabic tattoos. Although Islam prohibits tattooing, 'Arabic Tattoos' documents the reasons why people from the United States and Europe get these tattoos, ranging from names converted from Latin alphabets to Arabic, to bold words like 'infidel' emblazoned on US soldiers returning to Iraq. Jon Udelson, the book's compiler, writes, 'These tattoos signify more than the words and designs they showcase upon a person's skin. They are representative of the this crucial point in modern time where cultural awareness, acceptance, and, unfortunately, fear, are salient aspects of global culture.' Along with the photographs of these tattoos and the stories from their recipients, designers and inkers, essays from tattoo expert Clayton Patterson and Egyptian artist Hamdi Attia provide a thoughtful context for these tattoos. The purpose of 'Arabic Tattoos' is to illuminate questions like 'To whom does a language belong?' and in doing so add to an ever expanding public discourse that involves philosophy, religion, politics and art, arriving at a higher understanding of this multi-cultural world in which we live. The growing popularity of Arabic tattoos shows how Arabic-speaking cultures have impacted the world at large.…

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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Mark Batty, New York, 2008. Softcover, 127 pp. 1st edition, 1st printing (full number line). Tattoo artistry featuring Arabic script. Very good with a small sticker ghost on the rear panel.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. Paperback with French flaps. Covers have one or two minor scores. Slight dent near spine head. Binding is sound and pages are tight and clean throughout. Contents are clear. AF. Used.

Soft cover. Condition: As New. 1st Edition. 127pp., Pictorial colour illustrated covers with french-flaps, grey eps., col. & b/w plts. & illust. & text, col photos- full page, index. Arabic tattoos documents this trend with color photographs, stories behind the tattoos and essays that examine the cultural ramifications of these religiously and culturally rich scripts. Size: Wide Small Octavo. Book.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good.

Condition: Good. Paperback, illustrated with numerous (full page) photographs in colour, small 4to.

Soft cover. Condition: New. 1st Edition. 127pp., Pictorial colour illustrated covers with french-flaps, grey eps., col. & b/w plts. & illust. & text, col photos- full page, index. Arabic tattoos documents this trend with color photographs, stories behind the tattoos and essays that examine the cultural ramifications of these religiously and culturally rich scripts. Size: Wide Small Octavo. Book.…

Condition: as new. New York : Mark Batty, c2008. Paperback. 127 pp. Ills. Condition : as new copy. ISBN 9780977985081. Keywords : , islam.

Condition: Very Good.

1st edition thus stiff wrappers Very nice copy small quarto 127pp., colour & b/w plates, index.

paperback. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.