Language and Symbolic Power

Author

Pierre Bourdieu

Original Work

Language and Symbolic Power

Translators

Gino Raymond·Matthew Adamson

Editor

John B. Thompson

Language

English

Year

1999

Publisher

Harvard University Press

Country

United States

Pages

320

ISBN

9780674510418

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Pt.1. The economy of linguistic exchanges. The production and reproduction of legitimate language ; Price formation and the anticipation of profits ; Appendix: Did you say 'Popular'? -- Pt.2. The social institutions of symbolic power. Authorized language: The social conditions for the effectiveness of ritual discourse ; Rites of institution ; Description and prescription: The conditions of possibility and the limits of political effectiveness ; Censorship and the imposition of form. -- Pt.3. Symbolic power and the political field. On symbolic power ; Political representation: Elements for a theory of the political field ; Delegation and political fetishism ; Identity and representation: Elements for a critical reflection in the idea of region ; Social space and the genesis of 'Classes'— Google Books