Sunday, April 3, 2011

The Cultures of Collecting



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This book traces the psychology, history, and theory of the compulsion to collect. As well as institutional collections it considers those that reflect a fascination with the ephemeral, exotic, or just plain curious."[A] brilliant book . . . a good read. Analysis of the relationship of collecting to identity, memory, and pyschosexual development raises fascinating questions."_The Modern Review"[I]t is by challenging and expanding upon previous ideas and histories of... More >>

The Cultures of Collecting

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