The sociology of elite distinction, from theoretical to comparative perspectives, Jean-Pascal Daloz
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The sociology of elite distinction, from theoretical to comparative perspectives, Jean-Pascal Daloz
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eng
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes
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index present
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non fiction
Main title
The sociology of elite distinction
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bibliography
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461324029
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Jean-Pascal Daloz
Sub title
from theoretical to comparative perspectives
Summary
"This major new contribution to the study of consumption examines how dominant groups express and display their sense of superiority through material and aesthetic attributes, demonstrating that differences from one society to another, and across historical periods, challenge current understandings of elite distinction"--Provided by publisher
Table Of Contents
Classical approaches to social emulation and distinction -- Major subsequent contributions -- Grand theories : limits and merits -- External signs of superiority -- Embodied signs of superiority -- Vicarious display -- The historicity of elite distinction : selected themes -- Tradition, fashion, borrowing and syncretism -- Beyond reductionism
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