"Collecting in a Consumer Society"
I recently came across an interesting and little known little book on collecting stamps... and other things as well.
Collecting in a Consumer Society (2001, 216 pgs) provides a fascinating look at the history and collecting behavior of both individuals and institutions and why they collect what they do.
Author Russell Belk, a professor of Business Administration at the University of Utah says collecting has been transformed from a prerogative of the elite few to an activity which is both attractive and feasible to the population at-large.
Among the many references to stamp collecting and collectors are...
But you can search through it for nothing by using Amazon.com's nifty "Search Inside" feature by clicking here.
Also, while we're on the topic of collecting: Click here for a humorous look at one woman's 'fetish for collecting' that appeared in the Washington Post.
Collecting in a Consumer Society (2001, 216 pgs) provides a fascinating look at the history and collecting behavior of both individuals and institutions and why they collect what they do.
Author Russell Belk, a professor of Business Administration at the University of Utah says collecting has been transformed from a prerogative of the elite few to an activity which is both attractive and feasible to the population at-large.
Among the many references to stamp collecting and collectors are...
- "Nearly 10 percent of American men report collecting coins and about 4 percent of both men and women currently collect stamps."
- "40 percent of U.S. stamps currently sold are bought by collectors and dealers and never circulate."
- "A used postage stamp is to a man what a bone without flesh is to a dog."
But you can search through it for nothing by using Amazon.com's nifty "Search Inside" feature by clicking here.
Also, while we're on the topic of collecting: Click here for a humorous look at one woman's 'fetish for collecting' that appeared in the Washington Post.
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