Loic Wacquant's Body and Soul melds Pierre Bourdieu's signal concept of habitus with Wacquant's ethnographic observations as an amateur boxer at a gym in Chicago's South Side. This updated edition fea
European governments are increasingly relying on guns and prisons to deal with the effects of unemployment and the withering of social protection, says Wacquant (sociology, U. of California-Berkeley a
Written by one of the most influential young sociologists today, this book documents and explores the meaning of the enormous increase in the U.S. prison population during the country's post-1970 neo
Written by one of the most influential young sociologists today, this book documents and explores the meaning of the enormous increase in the U.S. prison population during the country's post-1970 neo
Austin, Texas, is renowned as a high-tech, fast-growing city for the young and creative, a cool place to live, and the scene of internationally famous events such as SXSW and Formula 1. But as in many
Increasingly the body is a possession that does not belong to us. It is bought and sold, bartered and stolen, marketed wholesale or in parts. The professions - especially reproductive medicine, transp
Increasingly the body is a possession that does not belong to us. It is bought and sold, bartered and stolen, marketed wholesale or in parts. The professions - especially reproductive medicine, transp
The Bourdieu Reader brings together three of Pierre Bourdieu’s shorter books published by The New Press as well as several articles, interviews, and speeches. In Acts of Resistance Bourdieu spe
“Supermax” prisons, conceived by the United States in the early 1980s, are typically reserved for convicted political criminals such as terrorists and spies and for other inmates who are considered to
“Supermax” prisons, conceived by the United States in the early 1980s, are typically reserved for convicted political criminals such as terrorists and spies and for other inmates who are considered to
