Susan Pearce: 10 books
The Collector's Voice
Critical Readings in the Practice of Collecting: Volume 2: Early Voices
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2016
The Collector’s Voice is a major four-volume project which brings together in accessible form material relevant to the history and practice of collecting in the European tradition from c. 1500 BC to the present day. The series demonstrates how attitudes to objects, the collecting of objects, and...
The Collector's Voice
Critical Readings in the Practice of Collecting: Volume 1: Ancient Voices
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2016
The Collector’s Voice is a major four-volume project which brings together in accessible form material relevant to the history and practice of collecting in the European tradition from c. 1500 BC to the present day. The series demonstrates how attitudes to objects, the collecting of objects, and...
The Collector's Voice
Critical Readings in the Practice of Collecting: Volume 4: Contemporary Voices
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2016
The Collector’s Voice is a major four-volume project which brings together in accessible form material relevant to the history and practice of collecting in the European tradition from c. 1500 BC to the present day. The series demonstrates how attitudes to objects, the collecting of objects, and...
The Collector's Voice
Critical Readings in the Practice of Collecting: Volume 3: Modern Voices
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2016
The Collector’s Voice is a major four-volume project which brings together in accessible form material relevant to the history and practice of collecting in the European tradition from c. 1500 BC to the present day. The series demonstrates how attitudes to objects, the collecting of objects, and...
Museums, Objects, and Collections
A Cultural Study
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2017
This book examines the historical context of museums, their collections, and the objects that form them. Susan M. Pearce probes the psychological and social reasons that people collect and identifies three modes of collecting: collecting as souvenirs, as fetishes, and as systematic assemblages. She...
On Collecting
An Investigation into Collecting in the European Tradition
Language: English
Release Date: October 28, 2013
On Collecting examines the nature of collecting both in Europe and among people living within the European tradition elsewhere.
Susan Pearce looks at the way we collect and what this tells us about ourselves and our society. She also explores the psychology of collecting: why do we bestow value on...
by Kate Pearce, Susan Lyons, Anne Rainey
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2013
Take a walk on the wild side with these steamy stories of erotic ecstasy. . .
"Some Like it Rough" by Kate Pearce
Luke Warner wants to chill out when he cashes in his stocks and returns to his hometown. But things heat up when he reunites with his best friends, Julia and Paul,...
Istanbul
Living with Difference in a Global City
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2018
Istanbul explores how to live with difference through the prism of an age-old, cutting-edge city whose people have long confronted the challenge of sharing space with the Other. Located at the intersection of trade networks connecting Europe, Asia, and Africa, Istanbul is western and eastern, northern...
The Art & Soul of Glass Beads
17 Bead Artists Share Their Inspiration & Methods
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2003
At last, a book that explores the origins and renaissance of lampwork glass beads and offers a one-on-one journey with fourteen exceptional glass bead artists as they create more than 20 projects.
Step-by-step instruction and beautiful photography shows crafters how to create stunning necklaces,...
Immigration and Women
Understanding the American Experience
Language: English
Release Date: May 23, 2011
The popular debate around contemporary U.S. immigration tends to conjure images of men waiting on the side of the road for construction jobs, working in kitchens or delis, driving taxis, and sending money to their wives and families in their home countries, while women are often left out of these...