Jim Deetz, In Small Things Forgotten

daan wrote:

>  for my final thesis museology i am doing research on the collectors
> of a specific collection in a Dutch museum, among other objectives to
> determine the subjectivity of collections present in museums. I would
> like to ask this list for suggestions on literature on this subject. i
> am especially looking for literature on methods for researching "the
> social life of things", but general literature is also welcome, e.g.
> on collecting, object histories etc.thanks in advanceDaan van Dartel
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