The Greatest Comic Book of All Time: Symbolic Capital and the Field of American Comic Books
| AUTHOR | Woo, Benjamin; Beaty, Bart |
| PUBLISHER | Palgrave Pivot (04/28/2016) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Hardcover (Hardcover) |
Description
This book offers a series of short, provocative essays about value and reputation in the world of American comic books. Inspired by Pierre Bourdieu's analyses of fields of cultural production, The Greatest Comic Book of All Time explores why works have the reputations that they do and what it might take to re-structure the comics world along different principles.
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ISBN-13:
9781137561961
ISBN-10:
1137561963
Binding:
Hardback or Cased Book (Sewn)
Content Language:
English
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Page Count:
156
Carton Quantity:
38
Product Dimensions:
6.07 x 0.59 x 8.66 inches
Weight:
0.74 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Bibliography,
Index,
Illustrated
Country of Origin:
NL
Subject Information
BISAC Categories
Science | General
Science | Media Studies
Science | Film - Genres - General
Dewey Decimal:
741.597
Library of Congress Control Number:
2016936506
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This book offers a series of short, provocative essays about value and reputation in the world of American comic books. Inspired by Pierre Bourdieu's analyses of fields of cultural production, The Greatest Comic Book of All Time explores why works have the reputations that they do and what it might take to re-structure the comics world along different principles.
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