Sheena Jain

Practising the Symbolic

Pierre Bourdieu's Contribution

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A powerful theory of the symbolic embedded within a remarkable and original theory of practice is a nodal aspect of the work of Pierre Bourdieu. This book seeks to provide a comprehensive and in depth analysis and understanding of a central dimension of Bourdieu's work.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 232
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. Oktober 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 431g
• ISBN-13: 9781032375199
• ISBN-10: 1032375191
• Artikelnr.: 64625659

Autorenporträt

Sheena Jain is a Professor of Sociology at the Deparment of Sociology, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi. She commenced her research work on Pierre Bourdieu's social theory in 1987 as a Commonwealth Scholar at the University of Cambridge, UK.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction 2. Bourdieu's Theory of the Symbolic: Traditions and
Innovations 3. The Symbolic in Relation to Practice, Habitus, and Capital
4. The Symbolic in Relation to Fields and the Notion of an Economy of
Practice 5. An Empirical Exemplification: The Shah Bano Case 6. Critique of
Neoliberalism: Bourdieu in Practice 7. Conclusion