La Distinction

Distinction

Author

Pierre Bourdieu

Language

French

Year

1979

Country

France

Genre

Nonfiction / Essays / Treatise

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Distinction: A Social Critique of the Judgement of Taste by Pierre Bourdieu, is a sociological report about the state of French culture, based upon the author's empirical research from 1963 until 1968. The English translation was published in 1984, and, in 1998, the International Sociological Association voted Distinction as an important book of sociology published in the 20th century.