ABSTRACT

1. The Crises of Imperial Societies Christophe Charle  2. Thinking the State with Bourdieu and Foucault U. Kalpagam  3. Bourdieu’s Theory of the Symbolic: Traditions and Innovations Sheena Jain  4. The Field of Indian Knowledge in France in the 1930s Roland Lardinois  5. Literature and Politics During the German Occupation Gisele Sapiro  6. Symbolic Violence and Masculine dominance in the Vichy Regime Francine Muel-Dreyfus  7. Habitus, Performance and Women’s Experience in Everyday Life Meenakshi Thapan  8. Pierre Bourdieu and Anthropology Alban Bensa  9. Documents and Testimony: Violence in the Bombay Riots Deepak Mehta  Index

chapter |55 pages

Introduction

The Uses of Bourdieu’s Social Theory: An Interdisciplinary Perspective
ByMeenakshi Thapan, Roland Lardinois

chapter |21 pages

The Crisis of 'Imperial Societies'

ByChristophe Charle

chapter |26 pages

Thinking the State with Bourdieu and Foucault

ByU. Kalpagam

chapter |26 pages

Bourdieu's Theory of the Symbolic: Traditions and Innovations

BySheena Jain

chapter |29 pages

Pierre Bourdieu and Anthropology: From Kinship to Gift*

ByAlban Bensa