Features
- Cover Type: Hard Cover with 440 pages
- Published by: Routledge
- Edition: 1st Edition June 30, 1995
- Written in: English
- ISBN 10 Number: 0415075602
- ISBN 13 Number: 978-0415075602
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Book Dimensions:
9.2 x 6.2 x 1.3 inches
- Weighs: 2.4 pounds
Product Review
'Pearce successfully documents the continuity of object accumulation in the European pursuit of knowledge and identifies a willingness to speak with things as its central expressive theme.' -
Steve Chibnall, De Montfort UniversityPearce successfully documents the continuity of object accumulation in the European pursuit of knowledge and identifies a willingness to speak with things as its central expressive theme. -
Steve Chibnall, De Montfort University
Product Description
On Collecting looks at the nature of the widespread phenomenon within our society. Many of us are involved in the activity of collecting, and many more of us are fascinated by others' collections; yet surprisingly little is known about how and why we engage in this activity.
In the past, the study of collecting has concentrated upon the content of collections, but new work in the field is concerned with collecting itself as a process, and with the nature of collections as part of our effort to construct an intelligible world view.
Gathering objects together is a universal human custom, yet every society collects in different ways. 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--how we bestow value on certain objects and how this adds meaning to our lives; whether men and women collect differently; and how we use objects to construct our identity.
On Collecting breaks new ground in its analysis of our relationship to the material world. It will be of value to anyone interested in cultural history and the phenomenon of collecting.
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