Body Piercing and Identity Construction: A Comparative Perspective — New York, New Orleans, Wroc?aw

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Based on a fifteen year longitudinal cross-cultural analysis on the role of the body in identity construction process around the world, this analysis provides readers with a comparative theoretical exploration of piercing and other forms of body modification that international communities of defiance use to express their identity.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2011-01-12

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9780230110328

DOI: 10.1057/9780230117129

Dimensions: 229cm x152cm

Pages: 255