Nicholas Thomas

Body Art

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The latest title in Thames & Hudsonâ s World of Art series surveys the extraordinary diversity and creativity of global body art, past and present.

Produktdetails

• World of Art
• Verlag: Thames & Hudson Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 208
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Oktober 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 211mm x 146mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 452g
• ISBN-13: 9780500204207
• ISBN-10: 0500204209
• Artikelnr.: 40477623

Autorenporträt

Nicholas Thomas is Professor of Historical Anthropology, University of Cambridge. Among his previous books are Oceanic Art in the World of Art series and Islanders: the Pacific in the Age of Empire, which won the Wolfson History Prize in 2010.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction - What is 'body art'?
1. Humanity
2. Society
3. Theatricality
4. Beauty
5. Criminality
6. Identity
Afterword