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Distinction: a social critique of the judgement of taste

Peter Burke
- 01 Jan 1989 - 
- Vol. 10, Iss: 1, pp 98-99
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This article is published in History of European Ideas.The article was published on 1989-01-01. It has received 4144 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Judgement & Taste (sociology).

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