{"product_id":"9780712353083","title":"The Philosophy of Tattoos","description":"Author: John Miller\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780712353083\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: British Library Publishing\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 23 Jun 2021\u003cbr\u003ePages: 112\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'History, it seems, is seldom written by the tattooed.'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this impressively broad yet personal account, John Miller  'a conventionally dressed middle-aged academic with a full bodysuit'  explores tattooing as a unique expression of individual, cultural and national identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the inherent shock factor of tattooing in the west decreases, tattoos are becoming more extensive, public and challenging in response, prompting an upsurge in 'extreme' tattooing. In an age of aesthetic obsession, the tattoo  once the ultimate symbol of deviance  is now as commodifiable as anything else.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eResisting this apparent loss of the 'magic' of tattooing, The Philosophy of Tattoos returns to its origins in cultural locations as disparate as Polynesia, the Amazon and the Arctic to interrogate the innate human desire to mark the skin. It asks what the history of tattooing might tell us about that fundamental question: what does it mean to be human?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46804059095198,"sku":"ADS-9780712353083","price":24.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780712353083.jpg?v=1778207169","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780712353083","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}