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The Dialectic of Taste

On the Rise and Fall of Tuscanization and other Crises in the Aesthetic Economy
By:David Michalski
Publisher:Springer Nature
Print ISBN:9781137544278
eText ISBN:9781137544285
Edition:0
Copyright:2015
Format:Reflowable

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The Dialectic of Taste examines the aesthetic economy in the context of economic crises. It explains how a new concern for aesthetics, seen in artisan markets, was born out of the ashes of McDonaldization to become a potent force today, capable of both regulating social identity and sparking social change.