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PublisherPolity Press

ISBN-100745620280

ISBN-139780745620282

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Number of Pages504 Pages

Publication NameState Nobility : Elite Schools in the Field of Power

LanguageEnglish

SubjectSocial Classes & Economic Disparity, Sociology / General, World / European, Higher, Sociology / Social Theory

Publication Year1998

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaPolitical Science, Social Science, Education

AuthorPierre Bourdieu

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height1.4 in

Item Weight29.1 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6.1 in

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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

Dewey Edition21

TitleLeadingThe

Reviews"Since the 1960s Pierre Bourdieu's terrific constancy has beenthere to hold us to the vision and divisions of criticism,detachment, reason, truth ... [This book is an] enormous additionto his vast architecture." Times Higher Education Supplement "This is a book ... which presents a stimulating argument." Sociology "If you wish to understand how France's grandesécoles have achieved such influence you need look nofurther than The State Nobility ... characteristiccombination of original concepts, innovative analysis and a hugearray of empirical evidence ... strongly recommended." BritishJournal of Sociology "Both The Rules of Art and State Nobility aredazzling examples of the way in which Bourdieu imposes order on anoverwhelming wealth of empirical material ... these books representimportant developments in Bourdieu's thought and confirm his statusas one of today's most stimulating and bold sociological thinkers." European Journal of Social Theory, "Since the 1960s Pierre Bourdieu's terrific constancy has been there to hold us to the vision and divisions of criticism, detachment, reason, truth ... [This book is an] enormous addition to his vast architecture." Times Higher Education Supplement"This is a book ... which presents a stimulating argument." Sociology"If you wish to understand how France's grandes coles have achieved such influence you need look no further than The State Nobility ... characteristic combination of original concepts, innovative analysis and a huge array of empirical evidence ... strongly recommended." British Journal of Sociology"Both The Rules of Art and State Nobility are dazzling examples of the way in which Bourdieu imposes order on an overwhelming wealth of empirical material ... these books represent important developments in Bourdieu's thought and confirm his status as one of today's most stimulating and bold sociological thinkers." European Journal of Social Theory

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal305.5/2/0944

Table Of ContentForeword by Loïc J. D. Wacquant. Translator's Note. Prologue: Social Structures and Mental Structures. Part I: Academic Forms of Classification: . 1. Dualistic Thinking and the Conciliation of Opposites. 2. Misrecognition and Symbolic Violence. Part II: The Ordination: . 1. The Production of a Nobility. 2. A Rite of Institution. 3. The Ambiguities of Competence. Part III: The Field of the Grandes Écoles and its Transformations: . 1. A State of the Structure. 2. A Structural History. Part IV: The Field of Power and its Transformations: . 1. Forms of Power and their Reproduction. 2. Establishment Schools and Power over the Economy. 3 Transformations in the Structure of the Field of Power. Part V: State Power and Power over the State: . Notes. Index.

SynopsisIn this major work, Bourdieu examines the distinctive forms of power - political, intellectual, bureaucratic and economic - by means of which contemporary societies are governed. What kinds of competence are claimed by the bureaucrats and technocrats who administer our societies? And how do those who govern come to gain the recognition of those who are governed by them? Bourdieu examines in detail the work of consecration which is carried out by the educational system - and especially in France by the grandes coles . The work of consecration can be seen in operation in different historical periods, whenever a nobility is produced. Today the socially recognized groups function according to a logic similar to that which characterized the divisions between high and low in the ancien rgime. Today this state nobility is the heir - structural and sometimes even genealogical - of the noblesse de robe which, in order to consolidate its position in relation to other forms of power, had to construct the modern state and the republican myths, meritocracy and civil service which went along with it. Bourdieu examines the mechanisms which produce the kind of nobility displayed by those who govern, and the recognition granted to them by those who are governed by them., This work examines the distinctive forms of power - political, intellectual, bureaucratic and economic - by means of which contemporary societies are governed. What kinds of competence are claimed by the bureaucrats and technocrats who administer our societies? And how do those who govern come to gain the recognition of those who are governed by them?, In this major work, Bourdieu examines the distinctive forms of power - political, intellectual, bureaucratic and economic - by means of which contemporary societies are governed., In this major work, Bourdieu examines the distinctive forms of power - political, intellectual, bureaucratic and economic - by means of which contemporary societies are governed. What kinds of competence are claimed by the bureaucrats and technocrats who administer our societies? And how do those who govern come to gain the recognition of those who are governed by them? Bourdieu examines in detail the work of consecration which is carried out by the educational system - and especially in France by the grandes écoles . The work of consecration can be seen in operation in different historical periods, whenever a nobility is produced. Today the socially recognized groups function according to a logic similar to that which characterized the divisions between high and low in the ancien régime. Today this state nobility is the heir - structural and sometimes even genealogical - of the noblesse de robe which, in order to consolidate its position in relation to other forms of power, had to construct the modern state and the republican myths, meritocracy and civil service which went along with it. Bourdieu examines the mechanisms which produce the kind of nobility displayed by those who govern, and the recognition granted to them by those who are governed by them.