Culture & power
the sociology of Pierre Bourdieu
by Swartz, David and David Swartz
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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.
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Culture and Power: the Sociology of Pierre Bourdieu
2012, University of Chicago Press
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Culture and Power: The Sociology of Pierre Bourdieu
February 28, 1998, University Of Chicago Press
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in English
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Culture and Power: The Sociology of Pierre Bourdieu
February 28, 1998, University Of Chicago Press
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in English
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Culture and Power: The Sociology of Pierre Bourdieu
1998, University of Chicago Press
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Culture & power: the sociology of Pierre Bourdieu
1997, University of Chicago Press
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 297-317) and indexes.
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