Full Description
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.
Contents
1. Introduction: What ' 's at Stake in Taste
2. The Aesthetic Economy
3. Abstract Taste and the Crisis of Value
4. The Allegory of Tuscany
5. Conclusion