Distinction : a social critique of the judgement of taste /
In 'Distinction', Pierre Bourdieu brilliantly illuminates the social pretentions of the middle classes in the modern world. Focusing on the French bourgeoisie - its tastes and preferences - 'Distinction' is at once a vast ethnography of contemporary France and a dissection of the...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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London :
Routledge,
2010.
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| Series: | Routledge classics.
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| Classic Catalogue: | View this record in Classic Catalogue |
| Summary: | In 'Distinction', Pierre Bourdieu brilliantly illuminates the social pretentions of the middle classes in the modern world. Focusing on the French bourgeoisie - its tastes and preferences - 'Distinction' is at once a vast ethnography of contemporary France and a dissection of the bourgeois mind. |
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| Item Description: | Originally published: Routledge Kegan & Paul, 1984. |
| Physical Description: | xxx, 607 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780415567886 (pbk.) 0415567882 (pbk.) |