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by Jenn Webb; Tony Schirato; Geoff Danaher

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Bourdieu′s work is formidable - the journey is tough. Follow this French foreign legion - take an apple, take a hanky - but take this book′ -

Peter Beilharz, La Trobe University

A good range of recent examples from popular culture are used to flesh out the material in accessible terms. These examples are deployed very well indeed - rather than being tacked-on illustrations of an idea, they are instead used at the heart of the explanation of the ideas′ - David Gauntlett, Leeds University

Now considered one of the most influential thinkers of the 20th century, Pierre Bourdieu has left his mark on most of the ′big′ theoretical issues in the world of contemporary theory: gender, subjectivity, the body, culture, citizenship, and globalization. His terms are now commonplace: ′social capital′, ′cultural capital′, ′field′, and ′habitus′.

Bourdieu examines how people conduct their lives in relation to one another and to major social institutions. He argues that culture and education aren′t simply minor influences, but as important as economics in determining differences between groups of people. Unlike the other grand systematisers Marx and Foucault, Bourdieu has tested these arguments in detailed fieldwork. His range is eclectic, his vision is vast, and his writing is often dense and challenging.

Understanding Bourdieu offers a comprehensive introduction to Bourdieu′s work. It is essential reading for anyone tackling him for the first time.

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As well as being, in the words of Richard Shusterman, 'France's leading living social theorist' (Shusterman 1999: 1), Pierre Bourdieu is, along with Michel Foucault and Jacques Derrida, one of the most influential of those French thinkers 'whose work succeeded structuralism' (Calhoun et al. 1993: 7).

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  • Title Understanding Bourdieu
  • Author Jenn Webb; Tony Schirato; Geoff Danaher
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition number 1st
  • Edition 1
  • Pages 232
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Sage Publications Ltd, London
  • Publication date 2002-03-29
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index
  • ISBN 9780761974635 / 0761974636
  • Weight 0.65 lbs (0.29 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.54 x 5.44 x 0.45 in (21.69 x 13.82 x 1.14 cm)
  • Reading level 1480
  • Category Sociology
  • Library of Congress subjects Bourdieu, Pierre - Criticism and
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2002511599
  • Dewey Decimal Code 301.01

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Jen Webb lectures in the School of Creative Communication and Culture Studies at the University of Canberra. Tony Schirato is co-author of Communication and Cultural Literacy and Asia: Cultural politics in the global age. Geoff Danaher teaches in the School of Contemporary Communication at Central Queensland University. They are authors of Understanding Foucault.
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