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Article: Pierre Bourdieu.
- Article from:
- Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute
- Article date:
- March 1, 1995
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This book attempts a number of tasks, any one of which might have deterred a more timid author. The work of Pierre Bourdieu is at once both stimulating and - because of its quantity and range, as well as the sheer difficulty of Bourdieu's manner of exposition - peculiarly intimidating. Richard Jenkins announces three intentions at the start of his book. First and foremost it is intended as an introductory text for students that will be both clear and critical. Secondly, Jenkins proposes an examination of the full range of Bourdieu's work in both anthropology and sociology. And finally, he announces his intention of making a case for the centrality to this work of Bourdieu's ...