The social life of opera

European Journal of Cultural Studies

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 5-35

  Storey, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUNDERLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

access; high culture; inclusive exclusive culture; popular entertainment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993737745     PISSN: 13675494     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1367549403006001466     Document Type: Article

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