The Dynamics of Auction

Social Interaction and the Sale of Fine Art and Antiques

Nonfiction, Home & Garden, Antiques & Collectibles, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Sociology
Cover of the book The Dynamics of Auction by Christian Heath, Cambridge University Press
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Christian Heath ISBN: 9781139793339
Publisher: Cambridge University Press Publication: November 12, 2012
Imprint: Cambridge University Press Language: English
Author: Christian Heath
ISBN: 9781139793339
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication: November 12, 2012
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Language: English

Each year art and antiques worth many billions of pounds are sold at auction. These auctions consist of numerous, intense episodes of social interaction through which the price of goods rapidly escalates until sold on the strike of a hammer. In this book, Christian Heath examines the fine details of interaction that arises at auctions, the talk and visible conduct of the participants and their use of various tools and technologies. He explores how auctioneers, buyers and their representatives are able to transact the sale of diversely priced goods in just seconds. Heath addresses how order, trust and competition are established at auctions and demonstrates how an economic institution of some global importance is founded upon embodied action and interaction. The analysis is based on video recordings of sales of art and antiques gathered within a range of national and international auction houses in Europe and the United States.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Each year art and antiques worth many billions of pounds are sold at auction. These auctions consist of numerous, intense episodes of social interaction through which the price of goods rapidly escalates until sold on the strike of a hammer. In this book, Christian Heath examines the fine details of interaction that arises at auctions, the talk and visible conduct of the participants and their use of various tools and technologies. He explores how auctioneers, buyers and their representatives are able to transact the sale of diversely priced goods in just seconds. Heath addresses how order, trust and competition are established at auctions and demonstrates how an economic institution of some global importance is founded upon embodied action and interaction. The analysis is based on video recordings of sales of art and antiques gathered within a range of national and international auction houses in Europe and the United States.

More books from Cambridge University Press

Cover of the book Making Foreigners by Christian Heath
Cover of the book Forensic Facial Reconstruction by Christian Heath
Cover of the book German Idealism and the Concept of Punishment by Christian Heath
Cover of the book The Return of Geopolitics in Europe? by Christian Heath
Cover of the book Foundations in Evolutionary Cognitive Neuroscience by Christian Heath
Cover of the book Thomas Aquinas on War and Peace by Christian Heath
Cover of the book The Cambridge Companion to the Singer-Songwriter by Christian Heath
Cover of the book Artists and Artistic Production in Ancient Greece by Christian Heath
Cover of the book A History of Portugal and the Portuguese Empire: Volume 1, Portugal by Christian Heath
Cover of the book The Rise of Global Corporate Social Responsibility by Christian Heath
Cover of the book International Relations in Political Thought by Christian Heath
Cover of the book The Cambridge Companion to Medieval French Literature by Christian Heath
Cover of the book Clinical Infectious Disease by Christian Heath
Cover of the book The Cambridge Companion to Twentieth-Century British and Irish Women's Poetry by Christian Heath
Cover of the book The Court of Justice of the European Union as an Institutional Actor by Christian Heath
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy