Culture and Symbolic Power: An Introduction to Bourdieu's Cultural Sociology

Author: Zhang Yi
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Publish Date: 2005-01-01
Features: Bourdieu is one of the most important sociologists in contemporary France and one of the most influential sociologists globally. This book focuses on tracing and clarifying the intrinsic of Bourdieu's cultural sociology— the relationship between culture and symbolic power. The main argument of the book is that culture, as an essential feature of human existence, is the path to understanding the self and the self, the small self and the big self, the individual and the relationship between oneself and the world. The concept of culture is that of an integrated way of life. It exists relationally in symbolic spatial positions. The entire book is logically rigorous and easy to understand, making it a highly academic monograph.