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Distinction : a social critique of the judgement of taste

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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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Distinction : a social critique of the judgement of taste, Pierre Bourdieu, Richard Nice, Tony Benett

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2010
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Title
Distinction : a social critique of the judgement of taste
Language
English
Publisher
Routledge
Released
2010
Format
Paperback
Pages
640
ISBN10
0415567882
ISBN13
9780415567886
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Original title
La distinction
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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.