Please refer to the section BELOW (and NOT ABOVE) this line for the product details - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Title:Pierre Bourdieu: A Critical IntroductionISBN13:9780745315010ISBN10:0745315011Author:Lane, Jeremy F. (Author)Description:This Study Of The Work Of The Influential French Sociologist And Anthropologist Pierre Bourdieu Places His Work Firmly In The Context Of Developments Both In The French Post-War Intellectual Field An Din Post-War French Society As A Whole Set Against The Background Of Rapid Change And Upheaval That Has Characterised Post-War French Society, Culture And Politics, Bourdieu's Work Can Be Seen As Offering A Peculiarly Perceptive Analysis Of France's Problematic Transition To An Era Of Late Capitalism Proceeding Thematically, This Study Traces The Development Of Bourdieu's Thought, Elucidating The Relationship Between The Anthropological And Sociological Aspects Of His Work, Examining His Debt To Marx, Weber, Durkheim, Husserl, Merleau-Ponty And Bachelard, And Highlighting His Antagonistic Relationship With A Series Of Contemporary Intellectual Figures And Movements - Barthes, Lefebvre, Touraine, Sartre, Fanon, Foucault, Derrida, Structuralism And Post-Structuralism Binding:Paperback, PaperbackPublisher:PLUTO PRPublication Date:2000-09-20Weight:0.67 lbsDimensions:0.54'' H x 8.5'' L x 5.51'' WNumber of Pages:240Language:English