{"product_id":"9780631230397","title":"Sociology of the Arts Exploring Fine and Popular Forms","description":"\u003ch1\u003eSociology of the Arts\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eExploring Fine and Popular Forms\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eVictoria D. Alexander\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eSocial Science \/ Sociology \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a comprehensive overview of the sociology of art and an authoritative work of scholarship by a leading expert in the field. The international selection of perspectives, empirical research, and case studies makes this book essential for teaching and studying the sociology of art.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eSynthesizes the various theoretical models of art sociology.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides empirical examples of books, films, television shows, dance, and music, as well as exemplars of sociological work on the arts.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDiscusses works from both fine and popular ends of the cultural spectrum.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores how art is created, distributed, received, consumed, and used by people who experience it.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eVictoria D. Alexander\u003c\/b\u003e is Lecturer of Sociology at the University of Surrey. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eMuseums and Money: The Impact of Funding on Exhibitions, Scholarship, and Management\u003c\/i\u003e (1996).\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e07 February 2003\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780631230397\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e400\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e24.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44384123125900,"sku":"9780631230397","price":147.56,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780631230397_a90db221-97f8-4102-979c-cdbeb23d315c.jpg?v=1780109793","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9780631230397","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}