Bourdieu: Critical Perspectives

by Craig J. Calhoun

Book Overview

Long a dominant figure in the French human sciences, Pierre Bourdieu has become internationally influential in the fields of sociology, anthropology, and cultural studies. A major figure in the development of "practice" as an organizing concept in social research, Bourdieu has emerged as the foremost advocate of reflexive social science; his work combines an astonishing range of empirical work with highly sophisticated theory.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226090930
• ISBN13: 9780226090931
• Release Date: August 1993
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"