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Management number 233608874 Release Date 2026/06/27 List Price $12.92 Model Number 233608874
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This groundbreaking book examines the relationship between the development of the consumer society and the rise of collecting by individuals and institutions. Rusell Belk considers how and why people collect, as individuals, corporations and museums, and the impact this collecting has on us and our culture.Collecting in a Consumer Society outlines the history of museum collecting from ancient civilizations to the present. It also looks at aspects of consumer culture - advertizing, department stores, mass merchandizing, consumer desires, and how this relates to the activity of collecting.Collecting in a Consumer Society is the first book to focus on collecting as material consumption. This is a provocative and engaging book, essential reading for anyone involved with the process of collecting. Read more

ASIN B0B7QSHFDY
XRay Not Enabled
ISBN13 978-1134575992
Edition 1st
Language English
File size 645 KB
Page Flip Enabled
Publisher Routledge
Word Wise Enabled
Print length 199 pages
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Screen Reader Supported
Publication date January 11, 2013
Enhanced typesetting Enabled

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