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On Collecting - An Investigation into Collecting in the European Tradition (Paperback)
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On Collecting - An Investigation into Collecting in the European Tradition (Paperback)
Series: Collecting Cultures
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About one in three people in North America and Europe collects
something. Collecting is clearly an important social phenomenon and
yet surprisingly little is known about how and why we collect. This
work explores the nature of collecting both in Europe and among
people living within the European tradition elsewhere. The way
people collect tells us about their notions of themselves and
others, about their relationship to objects, and helps us
understand people as consumers. Susan Pearce addresses many of the
issues surrounding the practice of collecting. She considers how
European collecting practice is part of an essentially European
mentality, how collected objects have cultural value and how the
individuals who collect them help to affect the society they live
in. The text should be of value to museum professionals and
students, cultural historians and anyone interested in the
phenomenon of collecting.
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