The Love of Art, 1st Edition
European Art Museums and Their Public
$60.53
- Paperback
192 pages
- Release Date
25 March 1997
Summary
Museums and art galleries appear to be and would claim to be open to all, and yet, in fact, they are visited only by a small segment of the population. Who are those whose love of art brings them into museums? What distinguishes them from the majority of people who exclude themselves or who are effectively excluded?
In this classic study, Bourdieu, Darbel and Schnapper address such questions on the basis of a wide-ranging survey of museum visitors throughout Europe. By examining the soci…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780745619149 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0745619142 |
| Author: | Pierre Bourdieu, Alain Darbel, Dominique Schnapper |
| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons Ltd |
| Imprint: | Polity Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 192 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 25 March 1997 |
| Weight: | 255g |
| Dimensions: | 15mm x 154mm x 228mm |
Critics Review
“At last, this important book is available in translation. It is an essential component of Bourdieu’s œuvre, and of his contribution to our knowledge and understanding of the social basis of High Culture. It also provides theorists of the arts with that rare but necessary critical tool: factual information about the world of the museum.” Janet Wolff
“This is vintage Bourdieu, showing how class generates culture, which in turn reinforces class.” Museum Anthropology
Pierre Bourdieu
Pierre Bourdieu was Professor of Sociology at the Collège de France.
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