The Field of Cultural Production

by Pierre Bourdieu

Book Overview

During the last two decades, sociologist Pierre Bourdieu has become a dominant force in cultural activity ranging from taste in music and art to choices in food and lifestyles.

The Field of Cultural Production brings together Bourdieu's major essays on art and literature and provides the first introduction to Bourdieu's writings and theory of a cultural field that situates artistic works within the social conditions of their production,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B000KWIF96
• ISBN13: 9780231082877
• Release Date: April 1993
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 322 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 9.2"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

Great book

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Important

Bourdieu's analyses of class, taste and culture are seminal and serve as a framework for deeper examination of the embeddedness of class structure in the choices of individuals.