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The Cultures of Collecting
The Cultures of Collecting
Author: John Elsner
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...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780674179929
ISBN-10: 0674179927
Publication Date: 9/1994
Pages: 320
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Publisher: Harvard University Press
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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