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This new book gathers together essays concerning the strategic modes of appropriation that Bourdieu practiced with regard to Marx, together with their various outcomes. It is especially devoted to the practice of critique that both thinkers exercised vigilantly throughout their careers, as this is the terrain on which we can best illuminate the debt that Bourdieu acknowledged to Marx. Ongoing dialogue with the entire body of Marxian critique is a constant in Bourdieu's writings. This is most clearly evidenced by the adoption of a critical perspective on the social world that denotes a massive Marxian presence. It is reinforced by the repeated references to Marx's texts that the sociologist scatters throughout his works. Indeed, in the interlinked set of critiques underpinning the architecture of his work, in the plethora of questions he raises, and in the scientific practice he adopts, Bourdieu attaches himself to the Marxian model — notwithstanding his polemical remarks andhis own deviations, or, we might even say, by virtue of them. The book is divided into three interconnected sections for ease of access: critique of domination, critique of economic practices and theories, and critique of ideology. As the first volume in English to explore the relationship between Bourdieu and Marx, this book is vital reading for students and scholars of social and anthropological theory.
Contents
1.Introduction.Heirs: Bourdieu, Marx and Ourselves.- 2.Domination: Practicing Critique Marx/Bourdieu: between Critical Sociology and Philosophy of Emancipation.- 3.The Emancipation Enigma. Logic of Practice and Practice of Logic.- 4.Bourdieu on the State. Beyond Marx?.- 5.The State's Monopolization of Violence and Decivilizing spurts: Approaches from Marx, Bourdieu, and Elias.- 6. Inheriting Critique of Economic Practices and Theories Bourdieu, Marx and Economics.- 7.Practice and Form. Criticizing Economics with Marx and Bourdieu.- 8.Does Bourdieu "Extend" Marx's Concept of Capital?.- 9.On Bourdieu's Use of the Marxian Notion of "Capital".- 10.Intellectual Field: Interpreting Critique of Ideology Poverty of Philosophy: Marx Meets Bourdieu.- 11.The Juridical Field in Bourdieu, between Marx, Althusser and Thompson.- 12.Bourdieu's Lesson: Marx vs. Althusser?
