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Under the skin tattoos, scalps, and the contested language of bodies in early America
- Title
- Under the skin [electronic resource] : tattoos, scalps, and the contested language of bodies in early America / Mairin Odle.
- Author
- Odle, Mairin.
- Publication
- Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2022]
Available Online
Details
- Description
- 1 online resource (pages cm)
- Summary
- "Studying the tattoos and scalping scars on early American bodies makes visible a world of signs: stories of alliance, alienation, conflict, and commodification. Body modifications in early America have often been dismissed as curiosities, yet the widely circulated stories and images of marked individuals-as this book demonstrates-were key to understanding the hopes and fears driving cultural boundary crossing in early America"--
- Series Statement
- Early American studies
- Uniform Title
- Under the skin (Online)
- Early American studies.
- Alternative Title
- Under the skin (Online)
- Subject
- Tattooing > United States > History > 18th century
- Scalping > United States > History > 18th century
- Tattooing > Social aspects > History > United States > 18th century
- Scalping > Social aspects > History > United States > 18th century
- Indians of North America > Social life and customs
- United States > Civilization > To 1783
- Note
- Includes index.
- Access (note)
- Access restricted to authorized users.
- LCCN
- 2022007570
- OCLC
- ssj0002835640
- Author
- Odle, Mairin.
- Title
- Under the skin [electronic resource] : tattoos, scalps, and the contested language of bodies in early America / Mairin Odle.
- Imprint
- Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2022]
- Edition
- 1st edition.
- Series
- Early American studiesEarly American studies.
- Access
- Access restricted to authorized users.
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