{"product_id":"bourdieu-in-the-city-challenging-urban-theory-paperback-softback-9781509556441","title":"Bourdieu in the City; Challenging Urban Theory (Paperback \/ softback) 9781509556441","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eBourdieu in the City\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eChallenging Urban Theory\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eLoïc Wacquant (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781509556441, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 13 January 2023\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e288 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.4 x 14.7 x 1.8 cm, 0.34 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"In this captivating book, Loïc Wacquant excavates Pierre Bourdieu's social theory for insights that might illuminate the neoliberal metropolis and its contentious power relations. In so doing, he produces an incisive, if deeply disturbing, portrait of contemporary urban marginality and neighborhood-level 'taint', a remarkable interpretive synthesis of his own illustrious pathway of urban inquiry, and a brilliantly creative application of Bourdieu's key concepts and methods to the field of urban social science.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eNeil Brenner, University of Chicago\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Loïc Wacquant dissects carefully the conceptual framework of Bourdieu, provides a differentiated view of social space from Bourdieu's understanding of relational sociology, and reminds us that marginalization continues to be a main concern for urban scholars. A must-read for anyone interested to see how Wacquant eloquently combines Bourdieus work with an urban perspective as well as draws on his own influential work from over the years to sharpen our theoretical and methodological lenses on urban inequality.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eProfessor Talja Blokland, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"[A] significant milestone in enhancing urban theory by introducing fresh perspectives.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJournal of Urban Affairs\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Wacquant's masterful book has finally 'urbanized' Bourdieu and should make him foundational to ongoing and forthcoming debates in urban research\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDialogues in Urban Research\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"A dense and fascinating book which proposes a very general theoretical model.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMétropoles\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eBourdieu in the City\u003c\/i\u003e charts a challenging direction for reorienting urban studies and all sociological research.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Journal of Classical Sociology\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Loïc Wacquant is the sharpest dissector and critic of urban theory in sociology.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSociological Forum\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"[A] timely and valuable addition to current debates over the direction of urban theory.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew Zealand Sociology\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"... an enlightening resource for all social scientists, such as sociologists, urban planners, political scientists, and anthropologists.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eInternational Sociology\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eBuilding on three decades of comparative research on marginality, ethnicity, and penality in the postindustrial metropolis, Loïc Wacquant offers a novel interpretation of Pierre Bourdieu as urban theorist. He invites us to explore the city through what he calls \u003ci\u003ethe trialectic of symbolic space\u003c\/i\u003e (the mental categories through which we perceive and organize the world), \u003ci\u003esocial space\u003c\/i\u003e (the distribution of capital in its different forms), and \u003ci\u003ephysical space\u003c\/i\u003e (the built environment). On this reading, Bourdieu's topological sociology gives us the tools both to energize and also to challenge the canon of urban studies and to redraw their theoretical landscape.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCompact and incisive, \u003ci\u003eBourdieu in the City\u003c\/i\u003e will be of interest to students and scholars in sociology, anthropology, geography, urban studies, urban planning, architecture, and social theory.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Figures\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTaking Bourdieu to Town\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrologue\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Bourdieu in the Urban Crucible\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 The Bitter Taste of Territorial Taint\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Marginality, Ethnicity and Penality in the Neoliberal Metropolis\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEpilogue Bourdieu in the City, the City in Bourdieu\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Sociology \u0026amp; anthropology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Sociology \u0026amp; anthropology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Sociology%20\u0026amp;%20anthropology%20%5BJH%5D%22\"\u003eJH\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Polity","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52460646924568,"sku":"9781509556441","price":16.67,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781509556441.jpg?v=1785456732","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/bourdieu-in-the-city-challenging-urban-theory-paperback-softback-9781509556441","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}