Advertising and the conquest of culture

Social Semiotics

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 405-425

  Taylor, Timothy D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Advertising; Bourdieu; Cultural capital; Music; Taste; Trendiness

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953859109     PISSN: 10350330     EISSN: 14701219     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10350330903361091     Document Type: Article

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