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Talking prices : symbolic meanings of prices on the market for contemporary art /

How do dealers price contemporary art in a world where objective criteria seem absent? Talking Prices is the first book to examine this question from a sociological perspective. On the basis of a wide range of qualitative and quantitative data, including interviews with art dealers in New York and A...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Velthuis, Olav, 1972-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, New Jersey ; Woodstock : Princeton University Press, 2005.
Colección:Princeton studies in cultural sociology.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Tables and Graphs; Acknowledgments; Introduction; CHAPTER 1: The Architecture of the Art Market; CHAPTER 2: Exchanging Meaning; CHAPTER 3: Promoters versus Parasites; CHAPTER 4: Determinants of Prices; CHAPTER 5: The Art of Pricing; CHAPTER 6: Stories of Prices; CHAPTER 7: Symbolic Meanings of Prices; CHAPTER 8: Conclusion; Appendix A Interview Questionnaire; Appendix B Description of Interview Sample; Appendix C Record Prices for Art; Appendix D Multilevel Analysis of Prices for Art ; Notes; Bibliography; Index.