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English James F. <1958-> |
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The economy of prestige [[electronic resource] ] : prizes, awards, and the circulation of cultural value / / James F. English |
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Cambridge, MA, : Harvard University Press, 2005 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (428 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Awards - Economic aspects |
Literary prizes - Economic aspects |
Art - Awards - Economic aspects |
Culture - Economic aspects |
Intellectual life - Economic aspects |
Popular culture - Economic aspects |
Cultural industries - Economic aspects |
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Prestige |
Electronic books. |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 346-390) and index. |
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Frontmatter -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Illustrations -- introduction: Prizes and the Study of Culture -- I. The Age of Awards -- 1. Prize Frenzy -- 2. Precursors of the Modern Cultural Prize -- 3. The Logic of Proliferation -- 4. Prizes as Entertainment -- II. Peculiarities of the Awards Industry -- 5. The Making of a Prize -- 6. Taste Management -- 7. Trophies as Objects of Production and Trade -- III. The Game and Its Players -- 8. Scandalous Currency -- 9. The New Rhetoric of Prize Commentary -- 10. Strategies of Condescension, Styles of Play -- IV. The Global Economy of Cultural Prestige -- 11. The Arts as International Sport -- 12. The New Geography of Prestige -- 13. Prizes and the Politics of World Culture -- Appendix A. The Rise of the Prize -- Appendix B. Prizes and Commerce -- Appendix C. Winner Take All: Six Lists -- Notes -- Index |
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