Outline of a Theory of Practice
- ISBN-10
- 052129164X
- ISBN-13
- 9780521291644
- Category
- Social Science
- Pages
- 248
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1977-06-02
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Authors
- Pierre Bourdieu, Professor Pierre Bourdieu
Description
Through Pierre Bourdieu's work in Kabylia (Algeria), he develops a theory on symbolic power.
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