Political Interventions: Social Science and Political Action

Political Interventions: Social Science and Political Action

by David Fernbach (Translator), Franck Poupeau (Editor), David Fernbach (Translator), Franck Poupeau (Editor), Pierre Bourdieu (Author)

Synopsis

Pierre Bourdieu, one of the most influential critical social theorists of the second half of the twentieth century, once described sociology as a combat sport. This comprehensive collection of his writings on politics and social science from the Algerian War of Independence in the early 1960s to the last text he published before his death bears out that this vision, far from being the product of a turn in the 1990s, was enduring throughout his life.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 416
Publisher: Verso
Published: 17 Feb 2008

ISBN 10: 1844671909
ISBN 13: 9781844671908

Media Reviews
The most convincing embodiment of the politically active intellectual since Jean-Paul Sartre or Michel Foucault The Times Praise for Firing Back Bourdieu once again selects the right targets and, as always, has much to say that is incisive and enlightening. Noam Chomsky
Author Bio
PIERRE BOURDIEU (1930-2002) was Chair of Sociology at the College de France. He was the author of many books, most notably Distinction, The Rules of Art, The State Nobility, and Weight of the World.