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 nowrecognised as one of the major thinkers of the twentieth century. In acareer of over fifty years, Bourdieu studied a wide range of topics:education, culture, art, politics, economics, literature, law, andphilosophy. He developed a highly specialised series of concepts thathe referred to as his "thinking tools," and used them to uncover theworkings of contemporary society. Pierre Bourdieu: Key Concepts looksat some of his most important concepts, examining them in detail. Eachchapter deals with an individual concept and is written for both thestudent with little or no previous knowledge of Bourdieu and the moreexperienced reader.
Contributors include Nicolas Crossley, Cecile Deer, Steve Fuller,Michael Grenfell, Cheryl Hardy, Karl Maton, Robert Moore, DerekRobbins, Dan Schubert, and Patricia Thomson.
BIOGRAPHIE
Michael Grenfell is professor of education and director of research at the University of Southampton.