| Body Piercing and Identity Construction: A Comparative Perspective -- New York, New Orleans, Wroc?aw 2011 Edition Contributor(s): Na, Na (Author), Loparo, Kenneth A. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0230110320 ISBN-13: 9780230110328 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $52.24 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Sociology - Urban - Social Science | Popular Culture - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social |
| Dewey: 391.7 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.2" W x 9.1" (1.20 lbs) 255 pages |
| Themes: - Demographic Orientation - Urban |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Based on a fifteen year longitudinal cross-cultural analysis on the role of the body in identity construction process around the world, this analysis provides readers with a comparative theoretical exploration of piercing and other forms of body modification that international communities of defiance use to express their identity. |