JOHN B. THOMPSON is Emeritus Professor of Sociology at the University of Cambridge and Emeritus Fellow of Jesus College, Cambridge.

• Preface and Acknowledgements vii Introduction 11 Ideology and the Social Imaginary 16 An appraisal of Castoriadis and Lefort 2 Symbolic Violence 42 Language and power in the writings of Pierre Bourdieu3 Theories of Ideology and Methods of Discourse Analysis 73Towards a framework for the analysis of ideology I Theories of ideologyIdeology as belief system: Martin Seliger Ideology as rational project: Alvin Gouldner Ideology as social relations: Paul Hirst II Methods of discourse analysis Analysis of exchange structure: John Sinclair et al. Analysis of conversational structure: Harvey Sacks et al. Analysis of grammatical structure: Roger Fowler et al. III Analysis of ideology: some open issues Conceptualization of ideology Methodology of interpretation Critique and justification4 The Theory of Structuration 148 An assessment of the contribution of Anthony Giddens 5 Action, Ideology and the Text 173 A reformulation of Ricoeur's theory of interpretation6 Narratives of National Socialism 205 An analysis of the work of Jean Pierre Faye7 Ideology and the Analysis of Discourse 232 A critical introduction to the work of Michel Pecheux 8 Universal Pragmatics 255 Habermas's proposals for the analysis of language and truth 9 Rationality and Social Rationalization 279 An assessment of Habermas's theory of communicative action Notes 303Index 343

JOHN B. THOMPSON is Emeritus Professor of Sociology at the University of Cambridge and Emeritus Fellow of Jesus College, Cambridge.

• Preface and Acknowledgements vii Introduction 11 Ideology and the Social Imaginary 16 An appraisal of Castoriadis and Lefort 2 Symbolic Violence 42 Language and power in the writings of Pierre Bourdieu3 Theories of Ideology and Methods of Discourse Analysis 73Towards a framework for the analysis of ideology I Theories of ideologyIdeology as belief system: Martin Seliger Ideology as rational project: Alvin Gouldner Ideology as social relations: Paul Hirst II Methods of discourse analysis Analysis of exchange structure: John Sinclair et al. Analysis of conversational structure: Harvey Sacks et al. Analysis of grammatical structure: Roger Fowler et al. III Analysis of ideology: some open issues Conceptualization of ideology Methodology of interpretation Critique and justification4 The Theory of Structuration 148 An assessment of the contribution of Anthony Giddens 5 Action, Ideology and the Text 173 A reformulation of Ricoeur's theory of interpretation6 Narratives of National Socialism 205 An analysis of the work of Jean Pierre Faye7 Ideology and the Analysis of Discourse 232 A critical introduction to the work of Michel Pecheux 8 Universal Pragmatics 255 Habermas's proposals for the analysis of language and truth 9 Rationality and Social Rationalization 279 An assessment of Habermas's theory of communicative action Notes 303Index 343