{"product_id":"the-love-of-art-european-art-museums-and-their-public-paperback-softback-9780745619149","title":"The Love of Art; European Art Museums and Their Public (Paperback \/ softback) 9780745619149","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Love of Art\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eEuropean Art Museums and Their Public\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003ePierre Bourdieu (Author), Alain Darbel (Author), Dominique Schnapper (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780745619149, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 25 March 1997\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e192 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.8 x 15.4 x 1.5 cm, 0.255 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"At last, this important book is available in translation. It is an essential component of Bourdieu's œuvre, and of his contribution to our knowledge and understanding of the social basis of High Culture. It also provides theorists of the arts with that rare but necessary critical tool: factual information about the world of the museum.\" \u003ci\u003eJanet Wolff\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \"This is vintage Bourdieu, showing how class generates culture, which in turn reinforces class.\" \u003ci\u003eMuseum Anthropology\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eMuseums and art galleries appear to be and would claim to be open to all, and yet, in fact, they are visited only by a small segment of the population. Who are those whose love of art brings them into museums? What distinguishes them from the majority of people who exclude themselves or who are effectively excluded?  \u003cp\u003e In this classic study, Bourdieu, Darbel and Schnapper address such questions on the basis of a wide-ranging survey of museum visitors throughout Europe. By examining the social conditions of museum practices, they show that cultivated taste is not a natural gift but a socially inculcated disposition which is distributed unevenly, and which predisposes some to distinguish themselves through their love of art, while others are deprived of this privilege.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eTranslators' Note. \u003cp\u003ePreface.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Signs of the Times.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. The Research Process.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. The Social Conditions of Cultural Practice.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Cultural Works and Cultivated Disposition.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. The Rules of Cultural Diffusion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Conclusion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendices.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Timetable of Research.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. The Questionnaires and the Sampling Method.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. The Public of French Museums.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Verificatory Surveys.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Analysis of 250 Semi-directed Interviews.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. The Public of European Museums.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSelected Bibliography.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: The arts: general issues [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on The arts: general issues\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22The%20arts:%20general%20issues%20%5BAB%5D%22\"\u003eAB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Polity","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52462926528792,"sku":"9780745619149","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780745619149.jpg?v=1785542497","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-love-of-art-european-art-museums-and-their-public-paperback-softback-9780745619149","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}