Bourdieu's theory of social fields is one of his key contributions
to social sciences and humanities. However, it has never been
subjected to genuine critical examination. This book fills that gap
and offers a clear and wide-ranging introduction to the theory. It
includes a critical discussion of its methodology and relevance in
different subject areas in the social sciences and humanities. Part
I "theoretical investigations" offers a theoretical account of the
theory, while also identifying some of its limitations and
discussing several strategies to overcome them. Part II "Education,
culture and organization" presents the theory at work and
highlights its advantages and disadvantages. The focus in Part III
devoted to "The State" is on the formation and evolution of the
State and public policy in different contexts. The chapters show
the usefulness of field theory in describing, explaining and
understanding the functioning of the State at different stages in
its historical trajectory including its recent redefinition with
the advent of the neoliberal age. A last chapter outlines a
postcolonial use of the theory of fields.
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