Tattoo narratives: The intersection of the body, self-identity and society

Visual Sociology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 79-100

  Kosut, Mary ^a  

^a NEW SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH   (United States)

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EID: 29144521306     PISSN: 10671684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14725860008583817     Document Type: Article

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