Inked - Tattooed Soldiers and the Song Empires Penal-Military Complex

Inked is a social history of common soldiers of the Song dynasty, most of whom would have been recognized by their tattooed bodies. Overlooked in the historical record, tattoos were an indelible aspect of the Song world, and their ubiquity was tied to the rise of the penal-military complex, a vast system for social control, warfare, and labor.

About the author

Elad Alyagon is an independent scholar.

Summary

Inked is a social history of common soldiers of the Song dynasty, most of whom would have been recognized by their tattooed bodies. Overlooked in the historical record, tattoos were an indelible aspect of the Song world, and their ubiquity was tied to the rise of the penal–military complex, a vast system for social control, warfare, and labor.

Product details

• Authors: Elad Alyagon
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 21.03.2023
• EAN: 9780674291287
• ISBN: 978-0-674-29128-7
• No. of pages: 276
• Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; HISTORY / Military / General, HISTORY / Asia / General, military history, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Violence in Society, Asian History, Violence in society, Social classes, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Classes & Economic Disparity, Violence and abuse in society