Pierre Bourdieu: Agent Provocateur

by Michael Grenfell and Michael James Grenfell

Book Overview

The French social theorist Pierre Bourdieu is now recognized as leading intellectual of the late twentieth century. This comprehensive account of Bourdieu's life and work traces the origins of his ideas and theories, explaining and exploring just what Bourdieu argued for and why. Illuminating the social, political, and philosophical strands that run through his work, Michael Grenfell's broad study takes in Bourdieu's response to The Algerian Crisis,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0826467091
• ISBN13: 9780826467096
• Release Date: February 2011
• Publisher: Continuum
• Length: 226 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.2" x 9.2"