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Bourdieu and Historical Analysis
Philip S. Gorski
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Paperback. An important conversation about Bourdieu's approach to socio-historical change Editor(s): Gorski, Philip S. Series: Politics, History, & Culture. Num Pages: 432 pages, 5 tables, 9 figures. BIC Classification: JHBA; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 27. Weight in Grams: 588. Series: Politics, History, & Culture. 432 pages, 5 tables, 9 figures. Editor(s): Gorski, Philip S. An important conversation about Bourdieu's approach to socio-historical change. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: JHBA; JPA. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 27. Weight: 588.
The French sociologist Pierre Bourdieu had a broader theoretical agenda than is generally acknowledged. Introducing this innovative collection of essays, Philip S. Gorski argues that Bourdieu's reputation as a theorist of social reproduction is the misleading result of his work's initial reception among Anglophone readers, who focused primarily on his mid-career thought. A broader view of his entire body of work reveals Bourdieu as a theorist of social transformation as well. Gorski maintains that Bourdieu was initially engaged with the question of social transformation and that the question of historical change not only never disappeared from his view, but re-emerged ... Read more
The French sociologist Pierre Bourdieu had a broader theoretical agenda than is generally acknowledged. Introducing this innovative collection of essays, Philip S. Gorski argues that Bourdieu's reputation as a theorist of social reproduction is the misleading result of his work's initial reception among Anglophone readers, who focused primarily on his mid-career thought. A broader view of his entire body of work reveals Bourdieu as a theorist of social transformation as well. Gorski maintains that Bourdieu was initially engaged with the question of social transformation and that the question of historical change not only never disappeared from his view, but re-emerged ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Series
Politics, History, & Culture
Condition
New
Weight
606 g
Number of Pages
432
Place of Publication
North Carolina, United States
ISBN
9780822352730
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V9780822352730
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About Philip S. Gorski
Philip S. Gorski is Professor of Sociology and of Religious Studies at Yale University, where he directs the European Studies Council and codirects the Center for Comparative Research and the MacMillan Initiative on Religion, Politics, and Society. He is the author of The Protestant Ethic Revisited and The Disciplinary Revolution: Calvinism and the Rise of the State in Early Modern ... Read more
Reviews for Bourdieu and Historical Analysis
"In Bourdieu and Historical Analysis, Philip S. Gorski and his fellow contributors reject both the functionalist and structuralist perspectives that would view Bourdieu strictly as a reproduction theorist. They demonstrate very convincingly that Bourdieu should be seen instead as a theorist of historical transformation. This volume makes a significant scholarly contribution."—Johan Heilbron, author of The Rise of Social Theory "This ... Read more