The Sociology of Elite Distinction: From Theoretical to Comparative Perspectives

by Jean-Pascal Daloz (Author)

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  Hardcover
  2009

  $85.66

  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.