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Book SynopsisBourdieu and Historical Analysis explores the usefulness of Pierre Bourdieus thought for analyzing not only the reproduction of social structures but also large-scale sociohistorical change.
Trade Review"In
Bourdieu and Historical Analysis, Philip S. Gorski and his fellow contributors reject both the functionalist and structuralist perspectives that would view Bourdieu strictly as a reproduction theorist. They demonstrate very convincingly that Bourdieu should be seen instead as a theorist of historical transformation. This volume makes a significant scholarly contribution."—
Johan Heilbron, author of
The Rise of Social Theory"This uncommonly interesting set of essays will contribute to the growing appreciation, and the productive use, of the resources contained in Bourdieu's extraordinarily rich oeuvre for the theoretical analysis of historical transformations."—
Rogers Brubaker, author of
Ethnicity without Groups“This edited collection is the first to place at center stage the contributions to the study of social transformation made by French sociologist, Pierre Bourdieu…. For sociologists, this volume expands the possibilities for doing more historical research using Bourdieu’s thought.”
-- Deborah Reed-Danahy * H-France, H-Net Reviews *
“[H]ighly scholarly and very useful….engaging…the final part on empirical applications of Bourdieusian themes was also fascinating, analyzing with great cogency classification struggles in the arenas of welfare and nationalism.”
-- Dennis Smith * Sociological Review *
“The collection is of remarkably consistent quality, and the book is a paradigm example of when essays deserve to be published together as a book. Each chapter gains greater significance when all are read together.” -- Arthur Frank * Canadian Journal of Sociology *
"An enriching read for historians and sociologists preoccupied with understanding intellectual change vis-à-vis rapid social transformations and crises. It is hard to imagine anything more pertinent." -- Marcus Hernando * Political Studies Review *
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments vii
Introduction. Bourdieu as a Theorist of Change / Philip S. Gorski 1
Part I. Situating Bourdieu
1. Metaprinciples for Sociological Research in a Bourdieusian Perspective / David L. Swartz 19
2. For the Social History of the Present: Bourdieu as Historical Sociologist / Craig Calhoun 36
3. Comparative and Transnational History and the Sociology of Pierre Bourdieu: Theory and Practice / Christophe Charle 67
Part II. Theoretical Engagements
4. Rational Choice May Take Over / Ivan Ermakoff 89
5. Toward Socioanalysis: The "Traumatic Kernel" of Psychoanalysis and Neo-Bourdieusian Theory / George Steinmetz 108
6. Dewey and Bourdieu on Democracy / Mustafa Emirbayer and Erik Schneiderhan 131
7. Spaces Between Fields / Gil Eyal 158
8. Bourdieu's Two Sociologies of Knowledge / Charles Camic 183
Part III. Historical Extensions
9. T. H. Marshall Meets Pierre Bourdieu: Citizens and Paupers in the Development of the U. S. Welfare State / Chad Alan Goldberg 215
10. Nation-ization Struggles: A Bourdieusian Theory of Nationalism / Philip S. Gorski 242
11. Structural History and Crisis Analysis: The Literary Field in France during the Second World War / Gisèle Sapiro 266
12. The Transmission of Masculinities: The Case of Early Modern France / Robert Nye 286
13. The Making of a Field with Weak Autonomy: The Case of the Sport Field in France, 1895–1955 / Jacques Defrance 303
Conclusion. Bourdieusian Theory and Historical Analysis: Maps, Mechanisms, and Methods / Philip S. Gorski 327
Appendix 1. English Translations of Bourdieu's Works 367
Appendix 2. Original Publication Dates of Bourdieu''s Monographs 368
Works Cited 369
Contributors 409
Index 413
