عنوان

Culture & power :

(Number (ISBN

0226785947

(Number (ISBN

0226785955

(Number (ISBN

9780226785943

(Number (ISBN

9780226785950

Number

b533454

Title Proper

Culture & power :

General Material Designation

[Book]

Other Title Information

the sociology of Pierre Bourdieu /

First Statement of Responsibility

David Swartz

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Chicago :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

University of Chicago Press,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

1997

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

viii, 333 pages ;

Dimensions

24 cm

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-317) and indexes

Text of Note

Pierre Bourdieu is one of the world's most important social theorists and is also one of the great empirical researchers in contemporary sociology. However, reading Bourdieu can be difficult for those not familiar with the French cultural context, and until now a comprehensive introduction to Bourdieu's oeuvre has not been available. David Swartz focuses on a central theme in Bourdieu's work--the complex relationship between culture and power--and explains that sociology for Bourdieu is a mode of political intervention. Swartz clarifies Bourdieu's difficult concepts, noting where they have been misinterpreted by critics and where they have fallen short in resolving important analytical issues. The book also shows how Bourdieu has synthesized his theory of practices and symbolic power from Durkheim, Marx, and Weber, and how his work was influenced by Sartre, Levi-Strauss, and Althusser. -- Publisher description

Parallel Title

Culture and power

Parallel Title

Sociology of Pierre Bourdieu

Bourdieu, Pierre,1930-2002

Sociology-- France-- History

Sociology-- Methodology

Number

Edition

Class number

Book number

Swartz, David,1945-

Date of Transaction

20160712071327.0

Electronic name

[Book]

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