This is the definitive analysis of art as a social and perceptual system by Germany's leading social theorist of the late 20th century. It combines three decade

This book is a major contribution to the sociology of art. Wide-ranging and well illustrated, it develops an original argument about the relation between social

"This expanded edition is brought up to date in the light of the most recent developments in contemporary art. A new chapter considers globalization in the visu

There is currently no reader in print that provides a broad ranging overview for an undergraduate course on the sociology of the arts or the sociology of cultur