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The love of art : European art museums and their public / Pierre Bourdieu and Alain Darbel with Dominique Schnapper ; translated by Caroline Beattie and Nick Merriman

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Original language: French Publication details: Cambridge, UK : Polity Press, 1997, c1991Description: viii, 182 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780745605982
  • 9780745605982
Uniform titles:
  • Amour de l'art. English
Subject(s): Summary: Examines the question of why people visit museums. The study is based on a wide-ranging survey of museums throughout Europe and the authors argue from their findings that cultivated taste is a socially inculcated disposition, and is based on a notion of privilege in society.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [174]-176) and index.

Examines the question of why people visit museums. The study is based on a wide-ranging survey of museums throughout Europe and the authors argue from their findings that cultivated taste is a socially inculcated disposition, and is based on a notion of privilege in society.

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