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The steal : a cultural history of shoplifting / Rachel Shteir.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Shteir, Rachel, 1964-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Shoplifting--History.
- Shoplifting.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- 256 pages ; 25 cm
- Other Title:
- Cultural history of shoplifting
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Penguin Press, 2011.
- 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 celebrities
- The shoplifting addict
- To catch a thief
- The future of LP
- "The disease is incurable"
- Shame.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781594202971
- 1594202974
- OCLC:
- 681488393
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