{"product_id":"the-greatest-comic-book-of-all-time-symbolic-capital-and-the-field-of-american-comic-books-hardcover","title":"The Greatest Comic Book of All Time: Symbolic Capital and the Field of American Comic Books - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBart Beaty\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eBenjamin Woo\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book offers a series of short, provocative essays about value and reputation in the world of American comic books. Inspired by Pierre Bourdieu's analyses of fields of cultural production, \u003ci\u003eThe Greatest Comic Book of All Time \u003c\/i\u003eexplores why works have the reputations that they do and what it might take to re-structure the comics world along different principles.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book offers a series of short, provocative essays about value and reputation in the world of American comic books. Inspired by Pierre Bourdieu's analyses of fields of cultural production, \u003ci\u003eThe Greatest Comic Book of All Time\u003c\/i\u003e explores why works have the reputations that they do and what it might take to re-structure the comics world along different principles.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBart Beaty is Professor of English at the University of Calgary, Canada. Among other works, he is the author of \u003ci\u003eTwelve-Cent Archie\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eComics Versus Art\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eUnpopular Culture\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003eBenjamin Woo is Assistant Professor in the School of Journalism and Communication at Carleton University, Canada. His research examines contemporary geek media cultures, with a particular focus on the producers, institutions, and audiences oriented to comics and graphic novels.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 156\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.59 x 8.66 x 6.07 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 28, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45847259840709,"sku":"9781137561961","price":97.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/dFJdlDC_7k9781137561961.webp?v=1771409744","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/the-greatest-comic-book-of-all-time-symbolic-capital-and-the-field-of-american-comic-books-hardcover","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}