Collecting in Contemporary Practice (Hardcover)


This clear and lively book, based on the understanding of collecting practice rather than collections themselves, provides an illuminating analysis of collecting as a major social and individual phenomenon in contemporary sociey. Pearce uses both qualitative and quantitative informaion to highlight the significance of collecting in relation to the cultural process, popular culture, contemporary attitudes to material culture, and the idea of collecting as a postmodern activity.

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This clear and lively book, based on the understanding of collecting practice rather than collections themselves, provides an illuminating analysis of collecting as a major social and individual phenomenon in contemporary sociey. Pearce uses both qualitative and quantitative informaion to highlight the significance of collecting in relation to the cultural process, popular culture, contemporary attitudes to material culture, and the idea of collecting as a postmodern activity.

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General

Imprint

Sage Publications Ltd

Country of origin

United States

Release date

December 1997

Availability

Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days

First published

1998

Authors

Dimensions

234 x 156 x 14mm (L x W x T)

Format

Hardcover

Pages

224

ISBN-13

978-0-7619-5080-6

Barcode

9780761950806

Categories

LSN

0-7619-5080-X



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