This clear and lively book provides an illuminating analysis of collecting as a major social and individual phenomenon in contemporary society. The book is base

This clear and lively book provides an illuminating analysis of collecting as a major social and individual phenomenon in contemporary society. The book is base

While the importance of collections has been evident in the sciences and humanities for several centuries, the social and cultural significance of collecting pr

On Collecting examines the nature of collecting both in Europe and among people living within the European tradition elsewhere. Susan Pearce looks at the way we

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