Pierre Bourdieu and Physical Culture

by Wayne Smith

Book Overview

The work of French sociologist, anthropologist and philosopher Pierre Bourdieu has been influential across a set of cognate disciplines that can be classified as physical culture studies. Concepts such as field, capital, habitus and symbolic violence have been used as theoretical tools by scholars and students looking to understand the nature and purpose of sport, leisure, physical education and human movement within wider society.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138208337
• ISBN13: 9781138208339
• Release Date: July 2016
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.1"