Pierre Bourdieu : Key Concepts. An introduction to the writings of Pierre Bourdieu

GRENFELL, Michael (dir), Pierre Bourdieu : Key Concepts. An introduction to the writings of Pierre Bourdieu, Montréal / Kingston, McGill-Queen's University Press, 2008, 256 p.
ISBN 1844651185

RÉSUMÉ

The French social philosopher Pierre Bourdieu (1930-2002) is now recognised as one of the major thinkers of the twentieth century. In a career of over fifty years, Bourdieu studied a wide range of topics: education, culture, art, politics, economics, literature, law, and philosophy. He developed a highly specialised series of concepts that he referred to as his "thinking tools," and used them to uncover the workings of contemporary society. Pierre Bourdieu: Key Concepts looks at some of his most important concepts, examining them in detail. Each chapter deals with an individual concept and is written for both the student with little or no previous knowledge of Bourdieu and the more experienced reader.

Contributors include Nicolas Crossley, Cecile Deer, Steve Fuller, Michael Grenfell, Cheryl Hardy, Karl Maton, Robert Moore, Derek Robbins, Dan Schubert, and Patricia Thomson.

BIOGRAPHIE

Michael Grenfell is professor of education and director of research at the University of Southampton.