{"product_id":"collecting-in-contemporary-practice-9780761950813","title":"Collecting in Contemporary Practice","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis clear and lively book provides an illuminating analysis of collecting as a major social and individual phenomenon in contemporary society.\u003cp\u003eThe book is based on the understanding of collecting practice, rather than the collections themselves. It highlights the significance of collecting in relation to the cultural process, popular culture, contemporary attitudes to material culture and the idea of collecting as a postmodern activity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSusan Pearce presents both quantitative and qualitative information from a broad spectrum of contemporary collectors and relates their collecting to broader issues of consumption, gender, family and social class. Accessible and original, \u003cb\u003eCollecting in Contemporary Practice\u003c\/b\u003e will be of interest to students, academics and professionals in museum studies, cultural studies, anthropology and material culture studies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCollecting Culture Who and What Work and Play Buying and Giving Families and Homes Women and Men Body and Soul Contemporary Collecting\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SAGE Publications Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51018428154199,"sku":"9780761950813","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780761950813.jpg?v=1750776849","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/collecting-in-contemporary-practice-9780761950813","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}