Introduction : body alteration, artistic production, and the social world of tattooing
Becoming and being a tattooed person
The tattooist : tattooing as a career and an occupation
The tattoo relationship : risk and social control in the studio
Conclusion : tattooing and the social definition of art
Epilogue 2008 : body modification then and now / Clinton R. Sanders with D. Angus Vail.
Customizing the body : the art and culture of tattooing by Clinton Sanders. ISBN 9781592138883. Published by Temple University Press in 2008. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.