Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Acknowledgments vii
3. Contents xi
4. Illustrations xiii
5. introduction: Prizes and the Study of Culture 1
6. I. The Age of Awards
7. 1. Prize Frenzy 17
8. 2. Precursors of the Modern Cultural Prize 28
9. 3. The Logic of Proliferation 50
10. 4. Prizes as Entertainment 69
11. II. Peculiarities of the Awards Industry
12. 5. The Making of a Prize 109
13. 6. Taste Management 121
14. 7. Trophies as Objects of Production and Trade 155
15. III. The Game and Its Players
16. 8. Scandalous Currency 187
17. 9. The New Rhetoric of Prize Commentary 197
18. 10. Strategies of Condescension, Styles of Play 217
19. IV. The Global Economy of Cultural Prestige
20. 11. The Arts as International Sport 249
21. 12. The New Geography of Prestige 264
22. 13. Prizes and the Politics of World Culture 297
23. Appendix A. The Rise of the Prize 323
24. Appendix B. Prizes and Commerce 329
25. Appendix C. Winner Take All: Six Lists 334
26. Notes 346
27. Index 391