Collecting in Contemporary Practice

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Susan Pearce

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Paperback / softback

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Description

Highlights the significance of collecting in relation to the cultural process, contemporary attitudes to material culture, and collecting as postmodern activity. The book relates collecting to broader issues of consumption, gender, family and social class, drawing on quantitative and qualitative information from a broad spectrum of collectors.

Author Biography:

Susan Pearce is Professor of Museum Studies and Deans of Arts at the University of Leicester. She is most recently author of Museums, Objects and Collections (1992), On Collecting: An Investigation into Collecting in te European Tradition (1995) and Experiencing Culture in the Western World (1997).

Release date NZ

December 12th, 1997

Author

Susan Pearce

Audiences

Professional & Vocational
Tertiary Education (US: College)

Pages

224

Dimensions

156x234x12

ISBN-13

9780761950813

Product ID

2453165

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