Distinction

A Social Critique of the Judgement of Taste

Bourdieu, Pierre

Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2010

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Illuminates the social pretentions of the middle classes in the modern world, focusing on the tastes and preferences of the French bourgeoisie. This book argues that the social world functions simultaneously as a system of power relations and as a symbolic system in which minute distinctions of taste become the basis for social judgement.

ISBN-13
9780415567886
ISBN-10
0415567882
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Year
2010
Publication date
2010-03-12
Pages
610
Dimensions
214 x 138 x 30
Weight
760