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Book Synopsisaeo Bourdieu is the leading sociologist and social theorist in France today. aeo The hardback edition has been widely reviewed and widely praised as a major work. aeo It discusses all the key figures in French intellectual life -- Foucault, Derrida, Levi--Strauss, etc.
Trade Review'There is a formidable mind at work in
Homo Academicus and a mordant sense of humour ... how far Bourdieu's model fits the British academic world will no doubt fuel a good deal of argument in senior common rooms this winter.'
David Lodge, The Guardian 'A magnificent analysis of French intellectual life. Based on extensive survey work ... it is also informed by an acute intelligence.' New Statesman and Society
'Bourdieu's study, Homo Academicus has been on the best seller list in Paris. It will soon become a reference book, a fundamental contribution to the study of higher education.' Higher Education in France
'Thorough and incisive.' Anthropology in Action
Table of ContentsPreface to the English Edition.
1. A "Book For Burning"?.
2. The Conflict of the Faculties.
3. Types of Capital and Forms of Power.
4. The Defence of the Corps and the Break in Equilibrium.
5. The Critical Moment.
Post-Script: The Categories of Professorial Judgement.
Appendices.
Notes.
Index.
