The works of Pierre Bourdieu occupy a central place in the current developmentof world sociology. This volume offers an accessible but challengingintroduction t... » 

The works of Pierre Bourdieu occupy a central place in the current developmentof world sociology. This volume offers an accessible but challengingintroduction to Bourdieus ideas. In a series of discussions lectures andinterviews the range of Bourdieus ideas is laid out and its relation to otherdisciplines and other sociological schools is explored. The issues developedinclude the sociology of culture leisure and taste the intrinsic reflexivityof social science and the role of language in society and social sciences. «