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The steal : a cultural history of shoplifting

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  • Author: Shteir, Rachel
    Date:
    Issued
    2014
    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.

    Contents:
    • Theft and punishment
    • Kleptos and reformers
    • Abbie Hoffman meets the Chinese handcuffs
    • Robin Hoods 2.0
    • Among shoplifters
    • Hot products
    • Boosters
    • The thrill of the steal
    • The rise and fall of shoplifting celebrity
    • The shoplifting addict
    • To catch a thief
    • The future of LP
    • The disease is incurable
    • Shame.
    Genre:
    History and geography
    Subject(s): Shoplifting
    Original Publisher: New York, The Penguin Press
    Language(s): English