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James English presents a text about one of the great untold stories of modern cultural life: the remarkable ascendancy of prizes in literature and the arts. He documents the dramatic rise of the awards industry and its complex role in what he describes as an economy of cultural prestige.English, James is the author of 'Economy of Prestige Prizes, Awards, And the Circulation of Cultural Value', published 2005 under ISBN 9780674018846 and ISBN 0674018842.
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