Andrea:
You might find these interesting
Pearce, Susan (1995), On Collecting, An Investigation into Collecting in the European Tradition, Routledge
Pearce, Susan, (1992), Museums Objects & Collections: A Cultural Study, Leicester University Press (for an account on the psycological and social reasons why people collect)
Pearce, Susan (1996), Experiencing Material Culture in the Western World, Leicester University Press
Elsner, John and Cardinal, Roger (eds.) (1994), The Cultures of Collecting, Reaktion Books
Belk, Russell W. (1995), Collecting in a Consumer Society, Routledge
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