On Collecting: An Investigation into Collecting in the European Tradition

On Collecting: An Investigation into Collecting in the European Tradition
ISBN-10
1135908168
ISBN-13
9781135908164
Category
Business & Economics
Pages
456
Language
English
Published
2013-10-28
Publisher
Routledge
Author
Susan Pearce

Description

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 collect and what this tells us about ourselves and our society. She also explores the psychology of collecting: why do we bestow value on certain objects and how does this add meaning to our lives? Do men and women collect differently? How do we use objects to construct our identity? This book breaks new ground in its analysis of our relationship to the material world.

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