Search results for ""Author Deborah Reed-Danahay""
Indiana University Press Locating Bourdieu
Book SynopsisViews Pierre Bourdieu's work within the context of his life and times.Trade Review"n this fine study, Deborah Reed-Danahay invites us to revisit Bourdieu's oeuvre with an eye for often neglected aspects-his autoethnography, his treatment of emotions and personal narratives, the connections between his early work in the Bearn and in Algeria. Her analysis is refreshingly dispassionate and always thoughtful and well-informed." -Michele Lamont, Harvard University "This is an excellent introduction to the major themes that have made of Bourdieu an inescapable monument in late 20th-century social thought. Reed-Danahay makes an insightful contribution." -Herve Varenne, Teachers College, Columbia UniversityTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. Bourdieu's Point of View2. Education3. Insider/Outsider Ethnography in Algeria and France4. Habitus and Emotion5. Situated SubjectivitiesConclusionAppendix I. Remembering Pierre Bourdieu, 1930–2002Appendix II. Suggested ReadingsNotesBibliographyIndex
£16.14
Stanford University Press Civic Engagements
Book SynopsisThis work examines how Indian and Vietnamese immigrants in the Dallas-Arlington-Fort Worth area of Texas learn and practice civic engagement.Trade Review"Civic Engagements is a well-written and analytically astute book that will interest scholars in a variety of fields dealing with immigration, race and ethnicity, and civic and political participation, as well as religion, cultural studies, gender, and the family."—Sofya Aptekar, Journal of American Studies"Overall, this is a well-written and well-organized book."—Helen B. Marrow, International Migration Review"Brettell and Reed-Danahay have written an insightful, inventive, and thought-provoking book. Exploring how immigrants to the US from Vietnam and India carve out places of civic engagement in the process of becoming American, their work reveals that immigrant incorporation into mainstream America begins in an unexpected place: the ethnic enclave. . . . Highly recommended."—R. A. Harper, CHOICE"Brettell and Reed-Danahay have written a thoughtful and enlightening book based on detailed ethnographic research in one of America's new immigrant gateways. Through wonderfully rich case studies and careful analysis, Civic Engagements provides important insights into how Vietnamese and Indian immigrants are learning to become American while also maintaining strong ethnic identities."—Nancy Foner, Hunter College and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York"Civic Engagements is a graceful comparative look at two 'new American' communities. This book illustrates a crucial point about citizenship—that it is not to be measured simply by attainment of legal status but by engagement with others in activities that demonstrate belonging."—Karen Isaksen Leonard, University of California, Irvine"Civic Engagements is an eye-opening study of how Indians and Vietnamese 'become American' in distinct ways while reinforcing a strong sense of their own ethnic identity. This is no zero-sum story of mainstream assimilation as a vanishing act of ethnicity, but of active involvement in the multiple centers that make up the civic sphere. Citizenship, as it emerges here, is not just about rights granted, but participatory actions taken by immigrants to establish a dual sense of belonging, in Dallas and in diaspora."—Rubén G. Rumbaut, University of California, Irvine; co-author of Immigrant America: A Portrait
£81.00
Stanford University Press Civic Engagements
Book SynopsisThis work examines how Indian and Vietnamese immigrants in the Dallas-Arlington-Fort Worth area of Texas learn and practice civic engagement.Trade Review"Civic Engagements is a well-written and analytically astute book that will interest scholars in a variety of fields dealing with immigration, race and ethnicity, and civic and political participation, as well as religion, cultural studies, gender, and the family."—Sofya Aptekar, Journal of American Studies"Overall, this is a well-written and well-organized book."—Helen B. Marrow, International Migration Review"Brettell and Reed-Danahay have written an insightful, inventive, and thought-provoking book. Exploring how immigrants to the US from Vietnam and India carve out places of civic engagement in the process of becoming American, their work reveals that immigrant incorporation into mainstream America begins in an unexpected place: the ethnic enclave. . . . Highly recommended."—R. A. Harper, CHOICE"Brettell and Reed-Danahay have written a thoughtful and enlightening book based on detailed ethnographic research in one of America's new immigrant gateways. Through wonderfully rich case studies and careful analysis, Civic Engagements provides important insights into how Vietnamese and Indian immigrants are learning to become American while also maintaining strong ethnic identities."—Nancy Foner, Hunter College and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York"Civic Engagements is a graceful comparative look at two 'new American' communities. This book illustrates a crucial point about citizenship—that it is not to be measured simply by attainment of legal status but by engagement with others in activities that demonstrate belonging."—Karen Isaksen Leonard, University of California, Irvine"Civic Engagements is an eye-opening study of how Indians and Vietnamese 'become American' in distinct ways while reinforcing a strong sense of their own ethnic identity. This is no zero-sum story of mainstream assimilation as a vanishing act of ethnicity, but of active involvement in the multiple centers that make up the civic sphere. Citizenship, as it emerges here, is not just about rights granted, but participatory actions taken by immigrants to establish a dual sense of belonging, in Dallas and in diaspora."—Rubén G. Rumbaut, University of California, Irvine; co-author of Immigrant America: A Portrait
£21.24
Berghahn Books Bourdieu and Social Space: Mobilities,
Book Synopsis French sociologist and anthropologist Pierre Bourdieu’s relevance for studies of spatiality and mobility has received less attention than other aspects of his work. Here, Deborah Reed-Danahay argues that the concept of social space, central to Bourdieu’s ideas, addresses the structured inequalities that prevail in spatial choices and practices. She provides an ethnographically informed interpretation of social space that demonstrates its potential for new directions in studies of mobility, immobility, and emplacement. This book traces the links between habitus and social space across the span of Bourdieu’s writings, and places his work in dialogue with historical and contemporary approaches to mobility.Trade Review “…this book is a useful guide to Bourdieu’s work. Recommended.” • Choice “In this fine book, Reed-Danahay provides a sensitive and sophisticated analysis of the transformations of the meaning of social space in Bourdieu’s numerous studies. It is recommended reading for all those interested in his work.” • Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute “By collecting so many of Bourdieu’s writings on space in one place and presenting them so transparently, Reed-Danahay has produced a valuable reference work. As such, this book will be of interest to any scholar interested in approaching space from a Bourdieusian perspective or deepening their understanding of Bourdieu more generally, and it would serve as a helpful companion to Bourdieu’s original work for scholars of mobility. For well-prepared scholars, Bourdieu and Social Space presents the reader with many tantalizing suggestions of Bourdieu’s unruly theory-in-the-making and acts as an invitation for fresh theorizing on the intersections of space, place, mobility, and society.” • Contemporary Sociology “Deborah Reed-Danahay is an excellent reader and mediator of Bourdieu’s studies and publications. For readers who want one more book that will help them get an even deeper understanding of the relationship between Pierre Bourdieu’s social trajectory and his scientific work, this is an absolute masterpiece.” • Anthropology Book Forum “The book poses relevant questions on the interpretation of Bourdieu’s oeuvre, mobility itself and the development of the European Union…As Reed-Danahay’s work shows, the study of the relationship between physical space and habitus can provide useful new perspectives also for the spatial sciences. Reading this work can help to understand Bourdieu’s approach, making the book’s statements worthy of further reflections. As a geographer, I found Reed-Danahay’s views on the importance of space in Bourdieu’s practice theory particularly useful.” • Térés Társadalom “Explains Bourdieu’s neglected concept of social space, and even takes it to a new level by relating it to migration, mobility and emplacement, as well as to the nation-state and the European Union… destined to become a standard reference work.” • Helena Wulff, Stockholm University “This is an excellent piece of work that is both useful and thoughtful. It addresses much of the corpus of Bourdieu’s work but provides an analysis of this rich and complex material in an accessible manner.” • Vered Amit, Concordia UniversityTable of Contents Preface Introduction: Bourdieu, Social Space, and Mobility Chapter 1. Bourdieu’s World-Making Chapter 2. A Sense of One’s Place Chapter 3. Landscapes of Mobility Chapter 4. The Nation-State and Thresholds of Social Space Chapter 5. The European Union as Social Space Conclusion: Toward an Ethnography of Social Space References Index
£22.75
Berghahn Books Bourdieu and Social Space: Mobilities,
Book Synopsis French sociologist and anthropologist Pierre Bourdieu’s relevance for studies of spatiality and mobility has received less attention than other aspects of his work. Here, Deborah Reed-Danahay argues that the concept of social space, central to Bourdieu’s ideas, addresses the structured inequalities that prevail in spatial choices and practices. She provides an ethnographically informed interpretation of social space that demonstrates its potential for new directions in studies of mobility, immobility, and emplacement. This book traces the links between habitus and social space across the span of Bourdieu’s writings, and places his work in dialogue with historical and contemporary approaches to mobility.Trade Review “…this book is a useful guide to Bourdieu’s work. Recommended.” • Choice “In this fine book, Reed-Danahay provides a sensitive and sophisticated analysis of the transformations of the meaning of social space in Bourdieu’s numerous studies. It is recommended reading for all those interested in his work.” • Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute “By collecting so many of Bourdieu’s writings on space in one place and presenting them so transparently, Reed-Danahay has produced a valuable reference work. As such, this book will be of interest to any scholar interested in approaching space from a Bourdieusian perspective or deepening their understanding of Bourdieu more generally, and it would serve as a helpful companion to Bourdieu’s original work for scholars of mobility. For well-prepared scholars, Bourdieu and Social Space presents the reader with many tantalizing suggestions of Bourdieu’s unruly theory-in-the-making and acts as an invitation for fresh theorizing on the intersections of space, place, mobility, and society.” • Contemporary Sociology “Deborah Reed-Danahay is an excellent reader and mediator of Bourdieu’s studies and publications. For readers who want one more book that will help them get an even deeper understanding of the relationship between Pierre Bourdieu’s social trajectory and his scientific work, this is an absolute masterpiece.” • Anthropology Book Forum “The book poses relevant questions on the interpretation of Bourdieu’s oeuvre, mobility itself and the development of the European Union…As Reed-Danahay’s work shows, the study of the relationship between physical space and habitus can provide useful new perspectives also for the spatial sciences. Reading this work can help to understand Bourdieu’s approach, making the book’s statements worthy of further reflections. As a geographer, I found Reed-Danahay’s views on the importance of space in Bourdieu’s practice theory particularly useful.” • Térés Társadalom “Explains Bourdieu’s neglected concept of social space, and even takes it to a new level by relating it to migration, mobility and emplacement, as well as to the nation-state and the European Union… destined to become a standard reference work.” • Helena Wulff, Stockholm University “This is an excellent piece of work that is both useful and thoughtful. It addresses much of the corpus of Bourdieu’s work but provides an analysis of this rich and complex material in an accessible manner.” • Vered Amit, Concordia UniversityTable of Contents Preface Introduction: Bourdieu, Social Space, and Mobility Chapter 1. Bourdieu’s World-Making Chapter 2. A Sense of One’s Place Chapter 3. Landscapes of Mobility Chapter 4. The Nation-State and Thresholds of Social Space Chapter 5. The European Union as Social Space Conclusion: Toward an Ethnography of Social Space References Index
£80.10
