The Cultures of Collecting by Cardinal, Roger

The Cultures of Collecting

This book traces the psychology, history and theory of the compulsion to collect, focusing not just on...
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Author: Roger Cardinal
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The Cultures of Collecting by Cardinal, Roger

The Cultures of Collecting

$131.93

The Cultures of Collecting

$131.93
Author: Roger Cardinal
Format: Paperback
Language: English
This book traces the psychology, history and theory of the compulsion to collect, focusing not just on the normative collections of the Western canon, but also on collections that reflect a fascination with the Other and the marginal - the ephemeral, exotic, or just plain curious.

There are essays on the Neoclassical architect Sir John Soane, Sigmund Freud and Kurt Schwitters, one of the masters of collage. Others examine imperialist encounters with remote cultures - the consquitadors in America in the sixteenth century, and the British in the Pacific in the eighteenth - and the more recent collectors of popular culture, be they of Swatch watches, Elvis Presley memorabilia or of packaging and advertising.

With essays by Jean Baudrillard, Thomas DaCosta Kaufmann, Nicholas Thomas, Mieke Bal, John Forrester, John Windsor, Naomi Schor, Susan Stewart, Anthony Alan Shelton, John Elsner, Roger Cardinal and an interview with Robert Opie.

Author: Roger Cardinal
Publisher: Reaktion Books
Published: 09/02/2004
Pages: 312
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 9.12h x 6.28w x 0.98d
ISBN: 9780948462511

About the Author
Roger Cardinal is Professor of Literary and Visual Studies at the University of Kent at Canterbury.

John Elsner is Lecturer at the Courtauld Institute of Art.



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