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The Economy of Prestige: Prizes, Awards, and the Circulation of Cultural Value

By James F. English

Book information

Publisher
Harvard University Press
Year
2009
ISBN
9780674036536
DOI
10.4159/9780674036536
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
4 MB (4174563 bytes)
Pages
432\425
Library
degruyter.com
Time added
2023-08-22 09:59:29

Description

This is a book about one of the great untold stories of modern cultural life: the remarkable ascendancy of prizes in literature and the arts. James F. English documents the dramatic rise of the awards industry and its complex role within what he describes as an economy of cultural prestige.

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