Distinction: A Social Critique of the Judgement of Taste.

Warner, Michael, Bourdieu, Pierre, Nice, Richard·1985·MLN

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Authors: Warner, M., Bourdieu, P., & Nice, R.
Venue: MLN
Publisher: JSTOR
Published: 1985-12
Volume: 100
Issue: 5
Pages: 1133
ISSN: 0026-7910 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.2307/2905454
OpenAlex: W4300998844
Cited by: 14,091
References: 0
FWCI: 41.84
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed

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