The economy of prestige: prizes, awards, and the circulation of cultural value

Introduction: Prizes and the Study of Culture I. The Age of Awards 1. Prize Frenzy 2. Precursors of the Modern Cultural Prize 3. The Logic of Proliferation 4. Prizes as Entertainment II. Peculiarities of the Awards Industry 5. The Making of a Prize 6. Taste Management 7. Trophies as Objects of Production and Trade III. The Game and Its Players 8. Scandalous Currency 9. The New Rhetoric of Prize Commentary 10. Strategies of Condescension, Styles of Play IV. The Global Economy of Cultural Prestige 11. The Arts as International Sport 12. The New Geography of Prestige 13. Prizes and the Politics of World Culture Appendix A. The Rise of the Prize Appendix B. Prizes and Commerce Appendix C. Winner Take All: Six Lists Notes Index