| Body Arts and Modernity Contributor(s): Ewart, Elizabeth (Editor), O'Hanlon, Michael E. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1907774041 ISBN-13: 9781907774041 Publisher: Sean Kingston Publishing OUR PRICE: $33.25 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social - Health & Fitness | Beauty & Grooming - General - Art | Body Art & Tattooing |
| Dewey: 391.65 |
| Physical Information: 0.41" H x 6" W x 9" (0.59 lbs) 194 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Drawing on ethnographic case studies from Amazonia, Indonesia, Africa, Melanesia and Polynesia, this text shows how bodily presentation plays a fundamental role in contemporary identity politics in tension with encompassing national and global stereotypes, which may in turn both constrain and empower local traditions. |