{"product_id":"political-interventions-social-science-and-political-action-paperback","title":"Political Interventions: Social Science and Political Action - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePierre Bourdieu\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDavid Fernbach\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eThierry Discepolo\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePierre Bourdieu, one of the most influential critical social theorists of the second half of the twentieth century, once described sociology as \"a combat sport.\" This comprehensive collection of his writings on politics and social science, from early 1960s articles on the Algerian War of Independence to the last text he published before his death, proves that this vision was enduring throughout his life--as well as a serious scholar Bourdieu was always an outspoken public intellectual. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003ePolitical Interventions\u003c\/i\u003e includes many texts hitherto unavailable in English and, placing them in their historical context, reconstructs Bourdieu's vision of academic study and political activism as two sides of the same process: the decoding and critique of social reality in order to transform it.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePierre Bourdieu\u003c\/b\u003e (1930-2002) was Professor of Sociology at the Collège de France and Director of Studies at the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales. He was the author of many books, most notably \u003ci\u003eDistinction\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Rules of Art\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe State Nobility\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHomo Academicus\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Logic of Practice\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Weight of the World\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.18 x 9.26 x 6.32 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 17, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52732354920755,"sku":"9781844671908","price":53.03,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/bVI5UkdhcTNUN3VyS0ltNFZnOFF6UT09.webp?v=1763888611","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/political-interventions-social-science-and-political-action-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}