Preface to the 25th anniversary edition

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents V
3. Illustrations VI
4. Preface to the 25th anniversary edition IX
5. Preface to the first Edition XXIII
6. Acknowledgments XXVI
7. 1. Art worlds and collective activity 1
8. 2. Conventions 40
9. 3. Mobilizing resources 68
10. 4. Distributing art works 93
11. 5. Aesthetics, aestheticians and critics 131
12. 6. Art and the state 165
13. 7. Editing 192
14. 8. Integrated professionals, mavericks, folk artists, and naive artists 226
15. 9. Arts and crafts 272
16. 10. Change in art worlds 300
17. 11. Reputation 351
18. 12. Epilogue to the 25th anniversary edition: A dialogue on the ideas of “world” and “field” 372
19. Bibliography 387
20. Index 401