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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]

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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 studies
Early American studies.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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