Weight of the World: Social Suffering in Contemporary Societies

by Pierre Bourdieu

Book Overview

Confined in their governmental ivory towers, their actions largely dictated by public opinion polls, politicians and state officials are all too often oblivious to the everyday lives of ordinary citizens. These persons, who often experience so much hardship in their lives, have few ways to make themselves heard and are obliged either to protest outside official frameworks or remain locked in the silence of their despair.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804738459
• ISBN13: 9780804738453
• Release Date: January 2000
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Length: 656 Pages
• Weight: 2.47 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.7" x 9.6"