Body Modification (Published in association with Theory, Culture & Society)

Featherstone, Mike

ISBN 10: 0761967966 / ISBN 13: 9780761967965

Published by SAGE Publications Ltd, 2000

About this Item

With some scuffing, spine creases and a bit of wear, but overall in fairly good condition. No marks or notes from previous owner. Language - English.

Seller Inventory # ABE-1737267148639

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Body Modification (Published in association with Theory, Culture & Society)
• Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0761967966
• ISBN 13: 9780761967965
• Binding: Softcover
• Edition: 1. Auflage
• Condition: Gut bis sehr gut

About this title

Synopsis

This fascinating collection explores the growing range of body modification practices such as piercing, tattooing, branding, cutting and inserting implants, which have sprung up recently in the West.

It asks whether this implies that we are returning to traditional tribal practices of inscribing identities onto bodies on the part of ′modern primitives′, or is body modification better understood as purely cosmetic and decorative with body markings merely temporary signs of transferable loyalties?

About the Author

CONTRIBUTORS′ AFFILIATIONS OUTSIDE NORTH AMERICA:

Robert Ayers Nottingham Trent University

Roy Boyne University of Durham

Julie Clarke RMIT University, Melbourne

Neal Curtis Nottingham Trent University

Ross Farnell Monash University, Australia

Jane Goodall UWS Hawkesbury, Australia

Christian Klesse University of Essex

Kevin McCarron Roehampton Institute, London

Lee Monaghan Cardiff University

Roberta Sassatelli University of East Anglia

Margrit Shildrick Staffordshire University

Stelarc Australian performance artist; Research Consultant, Nottingham Trent University

Paul Sweetman University of Durham

Bryan S Turner University of Cambridge

Nicholas Zurbrugg De Montfort University