The Logic of Practice

This text has established itself as a modern classic in the social sciences. It provides a systematic account of Bourdieu's theoretical approach and confirms his reputation as one of the most original and exciting thinkers in the social sciences today.

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'A writer whose intellectual passion is continuously supported by empirical observation, Pierre Bourdieu is particularly attractive to English traditions of social criticism. An English translation of this important book is very welcome. What was formerly exciting but arcane in his work becomes excitingly accessible because he explains his various theoretical standpoints as part of a single grand project: to interpret the whole of human communication, including the use of the body in all possible spatial and calendrical frameworks.'Mary Douglas

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Preface; Book I. Critique od Theoretical Reason: 1. Objectification objectified; 2. The imaginary anthropology of subjectivism; 3. Structures, habitus, practices; 4. Belief and the body; 5. The logic of practice; 6. The work of time; 7. Symbolic capital; 8. Modes of domination; 9. The objectivity of the subjective; Book II. Practical Logics: 1. Land and matrimonial strategies; 2. The social uses of kinship; 3. Irresistible analogy; Appendix; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

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