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.
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.
Collecting in a Consumer Society
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206Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780415105347 |
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Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
Publication date: | 06/29/1995 |
Series: | Collecting Cultures |
Pages: | 206 |
Product dimensions: | 6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d) |
Age Range: | 18 Years |