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The Sociology of Elite Distinction : From Theoretical to Comparative Perspectives /

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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 o...

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Main Author: Daloz, Jean-Pascal (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2010.
Subjects:
Social Sciences.
Anthropology.
Cultural Anthropology.
Popular Science in Education.
Regional and Cultural Studies.
Social Structure, Social Inequality.
Sociology, general.
Culture > Study and teaching.
Education.
Equality.
Ethnology.
Social sciences.
Social structure.
Sociology.
Electronic books.
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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.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (X, 220 pages)
ISBN:9780230246836
DOI:10.1057/9780230246836