Description
| Product ID: | 9780415258487 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | Collecting Cultures |
| Title: | Collecting in a Consumer Society |
| Authors: | Author: Russell W. Belk |
| Page Count: | 208 |
| Subjects: | Museology and heritage studies, Museology & heritage studies, Travel guides: museums, historic sites, galleries etc, Museum, historic sites, gallery & art guides |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating An examination of the relationship between the development of the consumer society and the rise of collecting by individuals and institutions. The first book to focus on collecting as material consumption. 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. |
| Imprint Name: | Routledge |
| Publisher Name: | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2001-05-17 |
