An accessible survey of this seminal thinker's most influential writings. It includes the full text of his short books Acts of Resistance, Firing Back, and On Television, in addition to key articles, interviews, and speeches, all of which introduce the reader to Bourdieu's innovative approach to sociology as a mode of political intervention. Edited and with an introduction by noted French sociologist Gis le Sapiro, Sociology Is a Martial Art will become this generation's indispensable introduction to Bourdieu's work.
Author Biography
Pierre Bourdieu (1930-2002) was one of the most influential social scientists of the 20th century. He is the author of 37 books, including Distinction, named one of the 20th century's ten most important works of sociology, as well as On Television, Acts of Resistance, and Firing Back (from The New Press).Gisele Sapiro is a sociologist at the Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS). Her book La Guerre des ecrivains 1940-1953 will be translated into English at Duke University Press. She also co-edited several books, including Pierre Bourdieu, sociologue. She is a former student of Pierre Bourdieu and lives in Paris.
