Pierre Bourdieu Key Concepts -Paperback

The French social philosopher Pierre Bourdieu (1930 ? 2002) isnowrecognised as one of the major thinkers of the twentiethcentury.In a career of over fifty years, Bourdieu studied a widerange oftopics: education, culture, art, politics, economics,literature,law, and philosophy. Throughout his studies, Bourdieudeveloped ahighly specialised series of concepts that he referredto as his?thinking tools?, which were used to uncover the workingsofcontemporary society. Pierre Bourdieu: Key Concepts takesaselection of his most important concepts and examines themindetail. Focusing on an individual concept, each chapter writtentobe of immediate use to the student with little or nopreviousknowledge of Bourdieu. At the same time, the chaptersdevelop arange of dimensions around each concept, so that coveragewill alsoengage the more experienced reader. About the Author Michael Grenfell is Professor of Education and DirectorofResearch at the University of Southampton.