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Research Article

Bourdieusian capital conversion during crises of socio-political legitimacy: Sponsorship of the arts by Barclays Bank, 1972 to 1987

Ian G. Jonesa School for Business and Society, University of York, Heslington, York, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Nicholas D. Wongb Newcastle Business School, Faculty of Business and Law, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UKORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4667-978X
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Marta Herreroc University of York, School of Arts and Creative Technologies, York, UKORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2003-8367
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Andrew Smithd University of Liverpool Management School, Liverpool, UKORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8589-7608
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Published online: 18 Dec 2022

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