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Bourdieu's Secret Admirer in the Caucasus: A World-System Biography
Georgi M. Derluguian
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Paperback. Drawing on the work of Charles Tilly, Immanuel Wallerstein, and, of course, Bourdieu, Derluguian's explanation of the recent ethnic wars and terrorist acts in Russia succeeds in illuminating the role of human agency in shaping history. Num Pages: 416 pages, 2 maps, 6 tables, 4line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; HBJD; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 560.
Bourdieu's Secret Admirer in the Caucasus is a gripping account of the developmental dynamics involved in the collapse of Soviet socialism. Fusing a narrative of human agency to his critical discussion of structural forces, Georgi M. Derluguian reconstructs from first-hand accounts the life story of Musa Shanib - who from a small town in the Caucasus grew to be a prominent leader in the Chechen revolution. In his examination of Shanib and his keen interest in the sociology of Pierre Bourdieu, Derluguian discerns how and why this dissident intellectual became a nationalist warlord. Exploring globalization, democratization, ethnic identity, and international ... Read more
Bourdieu's Secret Admirer in the Caucasus is a gripping account of the developmental dynamics involved in the collapse of Soviet socialism. Fusing a narrative of human agency to his critical discussion of structural forces, Georgi M. Derluguian reconstructs from first-hand accounts the life story of Musa Shanib - who from a small town in the Caucasus grew to be a prominent leader in the Chechen revolution. In his examination of Shanib and his keen interest in the sociology of Pierre Bourdieu, Derluguian discerns how and why this dissident intellectual became a nationalist warlord. Exploring globalization, democratization, ethnic identity, and international ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
Weight
559g
Number of Pages
416
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226142838
SKU
V9780226142838
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About Georgi M. Derluguian
Georgi M. Derluguian is associate professor in the Department of Sociology and the International Studies Program at Northwestern University. He is coeditor of Questioning Geopolitics.
Reviews for Bourdieu's Secret Admirer in the Caucasus: A World-System Biography
Derluguian is endowed with a special ability to show how the grinding wheels of world history affect actual human lives. - William H. McNeill, author of Plagues and Peoples and Pursuit of Power