Distinction: A Social Critique of the Judgement of Taste

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What evidence does the author provide?

Synthesized answer

The provided passages do not explicitly list the evidence the author provides. They describe the book "Distinction" as a "vast ethnography of contemporary France" and a "dissection of the bourgeois mind" [1]. The book also examines "differences in taste between modern French classes" and discusses "the relationship between culture and politics" [1].

However, the passages do not detail the specific types of evidence used within this ethnography or dissection, nor do they specify what data is used to support the discussions on taste, culture, and politics.

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Title: Distinction by Pierre Bourdieu Description: Examines differences in taste between modern French classes, discusses the relationship between culture and politics, and outlines the strategies of pretension. Categories: Social Science Pages: 642 Snippet: This is at once a vast ethnography of contemporary France and a dissection of the bourgeois mind.
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