Distinction: A Social Critique of Taste by Bourdieu

Distinction
‘In this rich and probing guide to the strategies of pretension in
contemporary France, Bourdieu describes how class segments separate
from each other by their contrasting attitudes towards art and beauty.’
The Observer
‘Full of insights of fundamental importance.’
Tom Gretton, Oxford Art Journal
‘Brilliant insights . . . richly informative and insightful.’
Barry King, Reviewing Sociology

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Bourdieu
Distinction
A Social Critique of the Judgement of Taste
Translated by Richard Nice, with a new introduction by
Tony Bennett