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On collecting : an investigation into collecting in the European tradition /

About one in three people in North America and Europe collects something. Collecting is clearly an important social phenomenon and yet surprisingly little is known about how and why we collect. On Collecting explores the nature of collecting both in Europe and among people living within the European...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Pearce, Susan M.
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	London ; New York : Routledge, 1995.
Series:	Collecting cultures series.
Subjects:	Collectors and collecting > Europe > History. Collections > Europe > Histoire. Verzamelen. Verzamelaars. Collectionneurs et collections > Europe > Histoire. Collectors and collecting. Europe. Museums > Collections Europe History.
Online Access:	Publisher description

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