Title: The economy of 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.
Subjects: Art, Awards, Cultural industries, Culture, Economic aspects, Economic aspects of Awards, Economic aspects of Cultural industries, Economic aspects of Culture, Economic aspects of Intellectual life, Economic aspects of Literary prizes, Economic aspects of Popular culture, Intellectual life, Literary prizes, Popular culture, Prestige, Value, Art, economic aspects