'There is a formidable mind at work in <i>Homo Academicus</i> and a mordant sense of humour ... how far Bourdieu's model fits the British academic world will no doubt fuel a good deal of argument in senior common rooms this winter.' <i>David Lodge, The Guardian</i> <p>'A magnificent analysis of French intellectual life. Based on extensive survey work ... it is also informed by an acute intelligence.' <i>New Statesman and Society</i></p> <p>'Bourdieu's study, <i>Homo Academicus</i> has been on the best seller list in Paris. It will soon become a reference book, a fundamental contribution to the study of higher education.' <i>Higher Education in France</i></p> <p>'Thorough and incisive.' <i>Anthropology in Action</i></p>

This highly acclaimed work, in which Pierre Bourdieu turns his attention to the academic world and offers a brilliant analysis of modern intellectual culture, is now available in paperback. The academy is shown to be not just a realm of dialogue and debate, but also a sphere of power in which reputations and careers are made, defended and destroyed.

Bourdieu constructs a map of the intellectual field in France and analyzes the forms of capital power, the lines of conflict and the patterns of change which characterize the system of higher education in France today.

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aeo Bourdieu is the leading sociologist and social theorist in France today. aeo The hardback edition has been widely reviewed and widely praised as a major work. aeo It discusses all the key figures in French intellectual life -- Foucault, Derrida, Levi--Strauss, etc.
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Preface to the English Edition.

1. A "Book For Burning"?.

2. The Conflict of the Faculties.

3. Types of Capital and Forms of Power.

4. The Defence of the Corps and the Break in Equilibrium.

5. The Critical Moment.

Post-Script: The Categories of Professorial Judgement.

Appendices.

Notes.

Index.

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This highly acclaimed work, in which Pierre Bourdieu turns his attention to the academic world and offers a brilliant analysis of modern intellectual culture, is now available in paperback. The academy is shown to be not just a realm of dialogue and debate, but also a sphere of power in which reputations and careers are made, defended and destroyed.

Bourdieu constructs a map of the intellectual field in France and analyzes the forms of capital power, the lines of conflict and the patterns of change which characterize the system of higher education in France today.

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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780745608310
Publisert
1990-09-04
Utgiver
Vendor
Polity Press
Vekt
510 gr
Høyde
229 mm
Bredde
155 mm
Dybde
20 mm
Aldersnivå
UU, P, UP, 05, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
376

Forfatter

Biographical note

Pierre Bourdieu was Professor of Sociology at the Collège de France