{"product_id":"possession-9780300208528","title":"Possession","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA riveting account of private art collectors' passion from Roman times to the present\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Riveting. . . . [A] treasure trove of a book.\"—Willard Spiegelman, \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A fine and entertaining account.\"—Jas Elsner, \u003ci\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"In her insightful history of private collectors of Greek and Roman antiquity, Erin Thompson, America’s only full-time professor of crime, explores how collectors’ desires dramatically changed the fate of antiquities, altering their sex, identity and meaning . . . an informed investigation.\"—Tiffany Jenkins, \u003ci\u003eLiterary Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Thompson concludes that collecting art is an ideal way for individuals to connect to the past and acquire a certain identity and social prestige. Perfect reading for art lovers and ideal for dipping into.\"—Rebecca Wallersteiner, \u003ci\u003eThe Lady\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn \u003ci\u003eNPR \u003c\/i\u003eBest Book of 2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShortlisted for the 2017 Ralph Waldo Emerson Award from the Phi Beta Kappa Society.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"With elan and insight, Erin Thompson delves into the fascinating history of the human obsession to personally own physical relics of the past. \u003ci\u003ePossession\u003c\/i\u003e illuminates the complex psychological and social motives that drive individuals to collect antiquities, from ancient Roman emperors and Renaissance popes to modern connoisseurs and today's looters (and destroyers) of archaeological treasures.\"—Adrienne Mayor, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Amazons \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Poison King\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Erin Thompson advances the study of the art world by taking on the hard work: the examination of the motives behind those who take the leap into the world of collecting. \u003ci\u003ePossession\u003c\/i\u003e is an essential study of collecting throughout the ages, whether the art be precious or illicit, by a leading scholar in the field.\"—Anthony M. Amore, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Art of the Con\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eStealing Rembrandts\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShortlisted for the 2017 Ralph Waldo Emerson Award from the Phi Beta Kappa Society. -- Ralph Waldo Emerson * Phi Beta Kappa Society *","brand":"Yale University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49401531597143,"sku":"9780300208528","price":26.12,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780300208528.jpg?v=1730477715","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/possession-9780300208528","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}