{"product_id":"the-bachelors-ball-the-crisis-of-peasant-society-in-bearn-hardback-9780745630946","title":"The Bachelors' Ball; The Crisis of Peasant Society in Bearn (Hardback) 9780745630946","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Bachelors' Ball\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Crisis of Peasant Society in Bearn\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003ePierre Bourdieu (Author), Richard Nice (Translated by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780745630946, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 23 May 2008\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e208 pages\u003cbr\u003e25 x 10 x 1.5 cm, 0.68 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\"Absolutely fundamental to any understanding of the development of Bourdieu's thought ... as insightful as it is moving.\" \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJournal of the Royal Anthropological Institute\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\"Plunges us into fascinating details of the economics of dowries and animal husbandry.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eSteven Poole's non-fiction choice in \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\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\"\u003eContinuing the theme of self-reflection, Bourdieu's final book, \u003ci\u003eThe Bachelors' Ball\u003c\/i\u003e, sees him return to Béarn, the region in which he grew up, to examine the gender dynamics of rural France. This personal connection adds poignancy to Bourdieu's ethnographic account of the way the influence of urban values has precipitated a crisis for male peasants. Tied to the land through inheritance, these bachelors find themselves with little to offer the women of Bearn who, like the young Bourdieu himself, abandon the country for the city in droves.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eEpigraph. \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I –Bachelorhood and the peasant condition\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. The system of matrimonial exchanges in traditional peasant society.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Internal contradictions and anomy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. The opposition between the bourg and the hameaux.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. The peasant and his body.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix I.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliographical notes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThematic bibliography.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix II.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChanges in population, 1836-1954.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix III.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDialogue between a villager and a peasant.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix IV.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnother dialogue between a villager and a bachelor.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix V.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe exemplary tale of a younger son from a modest family.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnother younger son.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix VI.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExcessive maternal authority and celibacy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix VII.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn attempt to generalize: bachelorhood in sixteen rural cantons in Brittany.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II – Matrimonial strategies in the system of reproduction strategies\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliographical notes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III – Reproduction forbidden: The symbolic dimension of economic domination\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Addenda and corrigenda.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. ‘From the closed world to the infinite universe’.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. The unification of the matrimonial market.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. ‘Sound opinions of the people’.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePostscript – A class as object.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex of concepts.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex of names\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":52406613836056,"sku":"9780745630946","price":42.35,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780745630946.jpg?v=1784140813","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-bachelors-ball-the-crisis-of-peasant-society-in-bearn-hardback-9780745630946","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}