Sociology of elite distinction from theoretical to comparative perspectives
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TextPublication details: New York Palgrave Macmillan 2010Description: x,220p. 22 cmISBN: - 9781137003652
- 305.52 22 DA-S
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| 305.513 WO-A Aristocracy of talent how meritocracy made the modern world | 305.5130954 VA-U Uneven odds social mobility in contemporary India | 305.52 BO-E Elites and society | 305.52 DA-S Sociology of elite distinction from theoretical to comparative perspectives | 305.52 DO-A Aristocracy a very short introduction | 305.52072 RE- Researching amongst elites challenges and opportunities in studying up | 305.520944 BO-S State nobility elite schools in the field of power |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 151-205) and index.
Machine generated contents note: Introduction PART I: SOCIAL THEORY AND ELITE DISTINCTIONClassical Approaches to Social Emulation and DistinctionMajor Subsequent Contributions Grand Theories: Limits and Merits PART II: KEY MANIFESTATIONSExternal Signs of SuperiorityEmbodied Signs of Superiority Vicarious Display PART III: VARIABILITY The Historicity of Elite Distinction: Selected ThemesTradition, Fashion, Borrowing, Syncretism Beyond Reductionism Conclusion.
"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"--Provided by publisher.
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