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| Bodies of Subversion: A Secret History of Women and Tattoo | 
 enlarge | Author: Margot Mifflin
Publisher: Juno Books
Category: Book
List Price: $23.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  11 reviews
Sales Rank: 317780
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 183
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.6
Dimensions (in): 11 x 8.8 x 0.5
ISBN: 1890451002
Dewey Decimal Number: 391.65082
EAN: 9781890451004
ASIN: 1890451002
Publication Date: October 1997
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Book Description
Bodies of Subversion traces the history of women and tattoo in Western society from the early 1880s to the present, charting the special significance tattooing has for women as a powerfully transgressive form of self-expression. “In this provocative work full of intriguing female characters from tattoo history, Margot Mifflin makes a persuasive case for the tattooed woman as an emblem of female self-expression.” — Susan Faludi
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| Customer Reviews: Read 6 more reviews...
 Great Photos, Wonderful book for anyone interested in the History June 24, 2008
This is my favorite Coffee Table Book. Has a lot of great old Pictures. Always stirs up a conversation with house guests. If you enjoy: History, Tattoos, and Popular Culture...this is a great book for you! I just wish it was a hard cover.
 old book December 20, 2006
1 out of 5 found this review helpful
This book seems so outdated. The intentions of this book are great but there is still plenty more great information about tattoos and women out there. This is very much like a college book to me. I hardly bothered reading it and the pics are from the 80's and 90's mainly. The cover is a little misleading too!
 Insightful and Revealing April 20, 2005
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
This is a must-read for anyone interested in getting a fuller history of tattooing. The book does an excellent, well-balanced job of weaving biographies and social commentary regarding tattoos and tattoo-ers. And it's a story that must, to be fully inclusive, tell of women's involvement in this art, both as tattoo-ers and tattoo-ees. I had no idea this art form went back so far as it does for western female tattoo afficionados. It's a fascinating story that's seldom told or discussed. It appears that nothing is held back in terms of the whys and hows that these women came to acquire their tattoos, or to have become tattoo-ers. And it's a great missing segment in women's history, and art history for that matter, that needs more exposure (no pun intended) to help dispell the myths and prejudices about women with tattoos. This is a great, ancient art form that deserves more expression, appreciation and respect by the general public, especially in the United States where folks are just too uptight and puritanical about this kind of art.
Interesting info on two fascinating subjects April 20, 2003
8 out of 9 found this review helpful
Ok, I love women and I love tattoos. While my "woman" history is nobody's business but my own, I can say that I got my first tattoo at age 52 (8 years ago--you do the math) and now have a body full. Early on in my tat career, I devoured every book and mag I could find, looking for ideas (some would say "validation") and, frankly,got tired of the semi-salacious boob shots. I KNEW there was more to it than that (not that I mind boob shots, but that's another review)and this book really tells the story. While every woman under 40, and a good many over 50, that I meet has ink somewhere on her body these days, this book discusses the historical precedents in interesting and informative ways. It won't convert a "tattoo hater", and it won't be even remotely interesting to someone who isn't fascinated by tats, but those of us who are decorated MUST have this one in the library, betweenThe Tattooed Woman and Masters of Tattoo.
The Best Tattoo Book For Women June 28, 2002
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
As a relatively newly tattooed woman, I have embraced the culture and am looking to learn more about it. This book showed me what it was like for women with tattoos through the ages. The book is extremely well written and researched and the photos are fabulous. The author goes into detail on the history of tattoos and the social stigmas attached to them as they relate to women - a fascinating read! If you are a woman who has tattoos or is thinking about getting one, I highly recommend this book. I work in an extremely conservative environment and was brought up to believe tattoos are evil and dirty, so I struggled with my decision to get my tattoos, but this book not only made me feel more comfortable with my decision, it helped me with new ideas for my backpiece :)
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