tattooing

Examines the pros and cons of tattooing and body piercing, the history of these practices, and the resulting health consequences.

This book explores the potential health hazards and benefits in pursuing todays common and accepted permanent art of body piercing and tattoos.

This book explores the people and organizations working to bring the art form of tattooing and body piercing to the forefront, as well as the cultures that pioneered tattoo and piercing art in the past.

Since ancient times, tribal cultures around the world have used body piercing to decorate the body, mark rites of passages, and enhance spirituality. Today's revival of this ancient form of body adornment has brought it to the vanguard of contemporary cultures worldwide.

Tattoos have gone from a symbol of shame and isolation to a widely accepted art form all over the world. The book looks at tattoo techniques and styles, from honored religious and cultural traditions of the East to the pop-culture inspired body art of the West.

Contains sixteen articles that provide various perspectives on issues related to body piercing and tattoos, discussing the health risks of body modification, and societal attitudes toward the practice.

Presents an introduction to tattoos and body piercing, providing information on their history, related health issues, related legal issues, including a discussion of how they can be removed, and why people get body art in the first place. Includes photographs.

Zanna, a rebellious preteen, had hoped to spend the summer in Paris with her mom, but a small tattoo on her ankle results in her being banished to the ice fields of Alberta, where a boring vacation with her glaciologist father and twin brother Martin, turns into a life-and-death situation when Martin disappears.

As Rosamund starts his life as a lamplighter on the Wormway, he continues his fight against monsters, making friends and enemies along the way, but questions about his origins continue to plague him. Includes glossary.

Gives information needed to make an informed decision about body modification including the laws and safety regulations surrounding this business.