The Steal: A Cultural History of Shoplifting

The Steal: A Cultural History of Shoplifting

2011 • 256 pages

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. By the award-winning author of Striptease. 20,000 first printing.

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