The steal : a cultural history of shoplifting /
Rachel Shteir.
- New York : Penguin Press, 2011.
- 256 p. ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references.
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.