02876cam a2200553 a 4500 stealculturalhis0000shte CaSfIA 20250920170255.0 m o d cr|||||||||||| 101118s2011 nyu ob 001 0 eng 2010047842 9781594202971 (hbk.) 1594202974 (hbk.) (OCoLC)781855675 DLC DLC IG# BTCTA YDXCP UPZ WSN BWX MOF MJ8 VP@ WIQ SFR UtOrBLW CaSfIA HV6648 .S58 2011 364.16/23209 22 Shteir, Rachel, 1964- The steal : a cultural history of shoplifting / Rachel Shteir. Cultural history of shoplifting New York : Penguin Press, 2011. 1 online resource (256 pages) text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. 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. 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. Shoplifting History. https://archive.org/details/stealculturalhis0000shte Free eBook from the Internet Archive https://openlibrary.org/books/OL25042596M Additional information and access via Open Library stealculturalhis0000shte ark:/13960/t61631p5r