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Outline of a Theory of Practice: 16 Paperback – 2 June 1977

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Outline of a Theory of Practice is recognized as a major theoretical text on the foundations of anthropology and sociology. Pierre Bourdieu, a distinguished French anthropologist, develops a theory of practice which is simultaneously a critique of the methods and postures of social science and a general account of how human action should be understood. With his central concept of the habitus, the principle which negotiates between objective structures and practices, Bourdieu is able to transcend the dichotomies which have shaped theoretical thinking about the social world. The author draws on his fieldwork in Kabylia (Algeria) to illustrate his theoretical propositions. With detailed study of matrimonial strategies and the role of rite and myth, he analyses the dialectical process of the 'incorporation of structures' and the objectification of habitus, whereby social formations tend to reproduce themselves. A rigorous consistent materialist approach lays the foundations for a theory of symbolic capital and, through analysis of the different modes of domination, a theory of symbolic power.
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    052129164X
  2. ISBN-13
    978-0521291644
  3. Edition
    1st
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    Cambridge University Press
  5. Publication date
    2 June 1977
  6. Part of series
    Cambridge Studies in Social and Cultural Anthropology
  7. Language
    English
  8. Dimensions
    15.19 x 1.47 x 22.81 cm
  9. Print length
    256 pages
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'[Outline of a theory of practice] can be highly recommended as a complex and often beautifully written piece of philosophical literature.' The Times Higher Education Supplement

'Few bodies of work are so systematic, so comprehensive, so creative, so fertile as Bourdieu's. Few theorists glide so adroitly between levels and styles of analysis, and few reach so keenly to the heart of so many analytic issues.' American Journal of Sociology

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Through Pierre Bourdieu's work in Kabylia (Algeria), he develops a theory on symbolic power.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Cambridge University Press; 1st edition (2 June 1977)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 256 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 052129164X
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0521291644
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 15.19 x 1.47 x 22.81 cm
  • Customer Reviews:
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Pierre Bourdieu (1930–2002) was one of the most influential social scientists of the twentieth century. A professor of sociology at the Collège de France, he is the author of thirty-six books, including Distinction, named one of the twentieth century’s ten most important works of sociology.

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Sara
5.0 out of 5 stars Essential reading
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Reading Bourdieu is a microcosm of the habitus: you're dropped into the midst of it with no explanation, and you have you just have to figure things out as you go. But that's the only way to understand it.
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karim dajani
5.0 out of 5 stars Bourdieu's Ideas - like habitus and doxa - are rich and enriching to anyone trying to think about culture and the mind.
Reviewed in the United States on 17 February 2016
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A difficult book to read, but one of the more rewarding books I have read in some time. Bourdieu puts forth an impressive set of insights and analysis about the relationship between culture and reality. Understanding them is mind blowing, and a game changer for many fields including psychoanalysis. He posits that cultural systems are arbitrarily chosen to fit the needs of a people in certain conditions, while the arbitrariness of the system itself is "misrecognized" or repressed, making us think that the way we think and see things is the "natural order of things". His delineation of how culture (structuring structure) structures the very things we perceive, replicating itself in the process including the misrecognition of its own arbitrariness is a very useful concept. This sounds complicated and it is, but understanding his ideas is really rewarding in that it gives you thinking tools that are really worth while. He is a must read for any serious scholar. My only real critic is that the language and the style are difficult and take some time to get used to. C'est la vie.
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Cai
5.0 out of 5 stars A great book
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 5 September 2012
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A great book that give original thought and fundamental ideas of practice related to social and political behaviour. Strongly recommended!
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Mercy
5.0 out of 5 stars great read for anyone
Reviewed in Canada on 23 March 2014
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Learn what it means to acquire cultural and symbolic capitals through practice. Become a master and gain advantage through economic capital
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J. Congues
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I am yet to read much of this book, but I have found reading Bourdieu's descriptions of the society he is studying amazing! The style and the way he creates an image as much as a description. Having approached this book thinking it was going to be laborious, as I have found some of Bourdieu's writing, I am now very excited to read more.
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