The alchemy of the upwardly mobile: Symbolic capital and the stylization of elites in frequent-flyer programmes

Discourse and Society

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 99-135

  Thurlow, Crispin ^a   Jaworski, Adam ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Discourse; Elitism; Globalization; Identity; Semiotics; Stylization; Tourism

Indexed keywords

EID: 31044436326     PISSN: 09579265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0957926506058066     Document Type: Review

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