Bourdieu in Algeria: Colonial Politics, Ethnographic Practices, Theoretical Developments

by Jane E. Goodman

The shadow cast by Pierre Bourdieu's theory is large and well documented, but his early ethnographic work in Algeria is less well known and often overlooked. This volume, the first critical examination of Bourdieu's early fieldwork and its impact on his larger body of social theory, represents an original and much-needed contribution to the field. Its six essays reappraise Bourdieu's original research in light of contemporary processes and make substantial...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 080321362X
• ISBN13: 9780803213623
• Release Date: July 2009
• Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
• Length: 290 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"