Wax Trash and Vinyl Treasures: Record Collecting as a Social Practice (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781472464279)

This study examines the history of record collecting; profiles collectors and the collecting process; considers categories and types of record collecting; and outlines and discusses the infrastructure within which collecting operates. Shuker situates this discussion within the broader literature on collecting, along with issues of cultural consumption, social identity and 'the construction of self' in contemporary society. Record collecting is both fascinating in its own right, and provides insights into broader issues of nostalgia, consumption and material culture.

Author: Roy Shuker
ISBN-10: 1472464273
ISBN-13: 9781472464279
Publisher: Routledge
Language: English
Published: 04/28/2015
Pages: 240
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.51d