On Collecting

An Investigation into Collecting in the European Tradition
1. Auflage 1999
ISBN: 978-0-415-07561-9
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 456 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 687 g

Reihe: Collecting Cultures

On Collecting examines the nature of collecting both in Europe and among people living within the European tradition elsewhere.
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: why do we bestow value on certain objects and how does this add meaning to our lives? Do men and women collect differently? How do we use objects to construct our identity?
This book breaks new ground in its analysis of our relationship to the material world.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate and Professional

Autoren/Hrsg.

Pearce, Susan

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Theater- und Filmwissenschaft | Andere Darstellende Künste Theaterwissenschaft Theatersoziologie, Theaterpsychologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Kultursoziologie
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft | Kulturwissenschaften Kulturwissenschaften
• Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Kommunikationswissenschaften Interkulturelle Kommunikation & Interaktion
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Moderne Philosophische Disziplinen Philosophische Anthropologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Plates List of figures Acknowledgements Preface Part One: Collecting Processes Part Two: Collecting in Practice Part Three: Collecting Poetics Part Four: The Politics of Collecting Part Five: Collecting in the European Tradition Bibliography Index

Über Autor(innen)

Susan Pearce