{"product_id":"tattooing-the-world-9780231143691","title":"Tattooing the World","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA book on tattoo literature and culture. It traces the origins and significance of tattoo in the works of nineteenth and twentieth-century artists, travelers, missionaries, scientists, and such writers as Herman Melville, Margaret Mead, and Albert Wendt. It shows how culture has been etched on the human form and on a body of literature.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis fascinating book traces the culture and literature surrounding the curious art that uses skin as a canvas. -- Billy Heller New York Post [A] scholarly and beautifully written book. -- Cahir O'Doherty Irish Voice Best New Book by a Local Author Baltimore City Paper Richly layered and meticulously researched -- Vivienne Muller M\/C Reviews This brilliant, wide-ranging study deserves careful reading. Pacific Affairs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Illustrations Acknowledgments A Note About Pacific Languages Introduction: Living Scripts, Texts, Strategies 1. Tatau and Malu: Vital Signs in Contemporary Samoan Literature 2. \"The Original Queequeg\"? Te Pehi Kupe, Toi Moko, and Moby-Dick 3. Another Aesthetic: Beauty and Morality in Facial Tattoo 4. Marked Ethics: Erasing and Restoring the Tattoo 5. Locating the Sign: Visible Culture 6. Transfer of Desire: Engendering Sexuality Epilogue: The Question of Belonging Notes Bibliography Index","brand":"Columbia University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51138106229079,"sku":"9780231143691","price":27.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780231143691.jpg?v=1751918012","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/tattooing-the-world-9780231143691","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}