69962X1 Fifth Printing. University of California Press, Berkeley and Los Angeles: 1984. 392 pages. Hardcover, no dustjacket. Good condition. This classic sociological examination of art as collective action explores the cooperative network of suppliers, performers, dealers, critics, and consumers whoÑalong with the artistÑ"produce" a work of art. Howard S. Becker looks at the conventions essential to this operation and, prospectively, at the extent to which art is shaped by this collective activity. Includes an Index. "Art Worlds is Becker's magnum opus, a brilliant exposition of his institutional approach to the sociology of art. . . . This is a marvelously rich and insightful book." - Contemporary Sociology ISBN: 0520052188 $19.45USD
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