On Longing: Narratives of the Miniature, the Gigantic, the Souvenir, the Collection (Record no. 72187)
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| 000 -LEADER | |
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| fixed length control field | 01343 a2200157 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9780822313663 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 808 |
| Item number | STE |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Stewart, Susan |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | On Longing: Narratives of the Miniature, the Gigantic, the Souvenir, the Collection |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc | London |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc | Duke University Press |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc | 1993 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | xiv,213p. |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Contents<br/>Preface/Hyperbole ix<br/>Prologue 1<br/>1. ON DESCRIPTION AND THE BOOK 3<br/>Still Life 3<br/>The Sadness Without an Object 14<br/>Interior Decorations 24<br/>Space of Language 31<br/>2. THE MINIATURE 37<br/>Micrographia 37<br/>Tableau: The Miniature Described 44<br/>The Secret Life of Things 54<br/>The Dollhouse 61<br/>Miniature Time 65<br/>3. THE GIGANTIC 70<br/>Skywriting: Exteriority and Nature 70<br/>Exteriority: The City 78<br/>The Gigantic Described 86<br/>The Lie: Gigantism in Language 93<br/>4. THE IMAGINARY BODY 104<br/>The Grotesque Body 104<br/>The Body Made Miniature 111<br/>The Tom Thumb Wedding 117<br/>Reading the Body 125<br/>5. OBJECTS OF DESIRE 132<br/>Part I. The Souvenir 132<br/>The Selfish 132<br/>Distance and Intimacy 139<br/>Separation and Restoration 145<br/>Part II. The Collection, Paradise of Consumption 151<br/>Context Destroyed 151 Inside and Outside 154<br/>Metaconsumption: The Female Impersonator 166<br/>Conclusion/Litotes 171<br/>Notes 174<br/>Selected Bibliography 193<br/>Index 205 |
| 890 ## - Country | |
| Country | UK |
| 891 ## - Topic | |
| Topic | General |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Source of classification or shelving scheme | Dewey Decimal Classification |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Collection code | Withdrawn status | Home library | Current library | Date acquired | Source of acquisition | Cost, normal purchase price | Total Checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Date last borrowed | Cost, replacement price | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| Dewey Decimal Classification | General | CEPT Library | CEPT Library | 05/06/2024 | Books India | 1754.45 | 1 | 808 STE | 026336 | 03/08/2024 | 01/07/2024 | 2339.26 | 05/06/2024 | Book |