The steal : a cultural history of shoplifting / Rachel Shteir.
Shteir, Rachel, 1964-
2011
HV6648 .S58 2011 (Mapit)
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Title
The steal : a cultural history of shoplifting / Rachel Shteir.
Author
Shteir, Rachel, 1964-
ISBN
9781594202971
1594202974
Publication Details
New York : Penguin Press, 2011.
Language
English
Description
256 p. ; 25 cm.
Call Number
HV6648 .S58 2011
Dewey Decimal Classification
364.16/23209
Summary
A history of shoplifting assesses its cultural and economic significance, tracing its rise with the onset of department stores, its pathology, and its role as a symbol of anti-establishment sentiments and hyper-consumerism.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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