‘The Sociology of Elite Distinction:

From Theoretical to Comparative Perspectives'

(Palgrave Macmillan, 2010)

'Daloz identifies and challenges the simplifications and reductions that have marked sociological efforts to investigate the symbolic displays of classes and elites. In his often witty, encyclopedic exploration of the fantastic variations that actually have marked such displays, he gives the culture of distinction not only an autonomy but an internal structure- for the first time.'

- Jeffrey C. Alexander, Professor of Sociology, Yale University, USA 

'Thanks to its comparative approach and its concern for varieties of social behaviour, this analysis of social distinction by Jean-Pascal Daloz helps us to go beyond Bourdieu's famous study, published thirty years ago.'

- Peter Burke, Professor of Cultural History, University of Cambridge, UK

'This ambitious book fills a yawning gap in the social scientific literature and will appeal to a readership across the social sciences.'

- Alan Warde, Professor of Sociology, University of Manchester, UK