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Record Nr.

UNINA9910778851803321

Autore

Fowler Bridget <1943->

Titolo

Pierre Bourdieu and cultural theory : critical investigations / / Bridget Fowler

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : SAGE, , 1997

ISBN

1-4462-3417-7

1-4462-5046-6

0-8039-7626-7

1-283-88125-X

1-84860-909-4

0-585-34369-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (200 pages)

Collana

Theory, culture & society

Disciplina

306.01

Soggetti

Sociology - France - History

Culture - Philosophy

Civilization, Modern - 20th century - Philosophy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [181]-190) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part I - Interpretative Studies; Chapter 1 - Situating Bourdieu: Cultural Theory and Sociological Perspective; Chapter 2 - Bourdieu's Cultural Theory; Chapter 3 - Bourdieu, Postmodemism, Modemity; Chapter 4 - The Historical Genesis of Bourdieu's Cultural Theory; Part II - Critical Investigations; Chapter 5 - Bourdieu and Modem Art: The Case of Impressionism; Chapter 6 - The Popular and the Middlebrow; Chapter 7 - Bourdieu, the Popular and the Periphery; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This comprehensive and systematic study of Pierre Bourdieu's theory of culture and habitus examines the intellectual context of his work and provides an exacting and systematic reading of the development of his thinking on 'cultural capital'.