| Collecting in a Consumer Society Contributor(s): Belk, Russell W. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415258480 ISBN-13: 9780415258487 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $49.39 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2001 Annotation: With a new preface, this new paperback edition outlines the history of museum collecting from ancient civilizations to the present. It also looks at aspects of consumer culture - advertising, department stores, mass merchandising, consumer desire, and how this relates to the activity of collecting |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Sociology - General - Business & Economics | Consumer Behavior - General - Social Science | Archaeology |
| Dewey: 306.3 |
| Series: Collecting Cultures |
| Physical Information: 0.44" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.66 lbs) 208 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |
