The economy of prestige
Subtitle: prizes, awards, and the circulation of cultural value
By: James F. English.
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Cambridge, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 409
Subjects: Awards -- Economic aspects.; Literary prizes -- Economic aspects.; Art -- Awards -- Economic aspects.; Culture -- Economic aspects.; Intellectual life -- Economic aspects.; Popular culture -- Economic aspects.; Cultural industries -- Economic aspects.; Value.; Prestige.
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."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 346-390) and index.