The steal : a cultural history of shoplifting / Rachel Shteir.
Author: Shteir, Rachel, 1964-
Publisher: New York : Penguin Press, 2011.
ISBN: 9781594202971 (hbk.)
1594202974 (hbk.)
Description: 256 p. ; 25 cm.
Subject: Shoplifting History.
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.