{"product_id":"understanding-bourdieu","title":"Understanding Bourdieu","description":"\u003cp\u003eBourdieu's work is formidable-the journey is tough. Follow this French foreign legion-take an apple, take a hanky-but take this book.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeter Beilharz , Professor of Sociology , La Trobe University\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePierre Bourdieu's work on the sociology of culture and language, on practical reason, on education, on citizenship and the cultures of poverty, and on a range of other topics is now coming to be seen as one of the 20th century's most important contributions to our thinking about the world. \u003ci\u003eUnderstanding Bourdieu\u003c\/i\u003e is a comprehensive and lucid introduction to his work. Measured and judicious, it's the best road map of this significant body of work currently available.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJohn Frow, Regius Professor of Rhetoric and English Literature, University of Edinburgh\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou name it, Pierre Bourdieu has written about it. Now considered one of the most influential thinkers of the 20th century, he has left his mark on most of the 'big' theoretical issues in the world of contemporary theory: gender, subjectivity, the body, culture, citizenship, and globalisation. His terms are now commonplace: 'social capital', 'cultural capital', 'field', and 'habitus'.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBourdieu 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eUnderstanding Bourdieu\u003c\/i\u003e offers a comprehensive introduction to Bourdieu's work. It is essential reading for anyone tackling him for the first time.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45589114618094,"sku":"9781865083636","price":66.29,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0630\/9612\/7726\/files\/9781865083636.jpg?v=1721218773","url":"https:\/\/bookland.com.au\/products\/understanding-bourdieu","provider":"Book Land AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}