The French social philosopher Pierre Bourdieu is now recognised as one of the major thinkers of the twentieth century In a career of over fifty years Bourdieu studied a wide range of topics education culture art politics economics literature law & philosophy Throughout these studies Bourdieu developed a highly specialised series of concepts that he referred to as his thinking tools which were used to uncover the workings of contemporary society Pierre Bourdieu Key Concepts highlights his most important concepts & examines them in detail Each chapter deals with an individual concept & is written to be of immediate use to the student with little or no previous knowledge of Bourdieu This new edition of the leading text is entirely revised & updated &
Includes:: new essays on Methodology Politics & Social Space