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Language and symbolic power / Pierre Bourdieu ; edited and introduced by John B. Thompson ; translated by Gino Raymond and Matthew Adamson.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Original language: French Publisher: Cambridge : Polity Press, 1991Copyright date: ©1991Description: ix, 302 pages ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 074561034X
  • 9780745610344
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 306.44
Contents:
Part I. The Economy of Linguistic Exchanges:. Introduction -- 1. The Production and Reproduction of Legitimate Language -- 2. Price Formation and the Anticipation of Profits -- Part II. The Social Institution of Symbolic Power:. Introduction -- 3. Authorized Language:. The Social Conditions for the Effectiveness of Ritual Discourse -- 4. Rites of Institution -- 5. Description and Prescription:. The Conditions of Possibility and the Limits of Political Effectiveness -- 6. Censorship and the Imposition of Form -- Part III. Symbolic Power and the Political Field: -- 7. On Symbolic Power -- 8. Political Representation:. Elements for a Theory of the Political Field -- 9. Delegation and Political Fetishism -- 10. Identity and Representation:. Elements for a Critical Reflection on the Idea of Region -- 11. Social Space and the Genesis of 'Classes'.
Summary: "This volume brings together Bourdieu's highly original writings on language and on the relations between language, power and politics. Bourdieu develops a forceful critique of traditional approaches to language, including the linguistic theories of Saussure and Chomsky and the theory of speech-acts elaborated by Austin and others. He argues that language should be viewed not only as a means of communication but also as a medium of power through which individuals pursue their interests and display their practical competence."--Publisher's website.
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Includes index.

Translated from the French.

Part I. The Economy of Linguistic Exchanges:. Introduction -- 1. The Production and Reproduction of Legitimate Language -- 2. Price Formation and the Anticipation of Profits -- Part II. The Social Institution of Symbolic Power:. Introduction -- 3. Authorized Language:. The Social Conditions for the Effectiveness of Ritual Discourse -- 4. Rites of Institution -- 5. Description and Prescription:. The Conditions of Possibility and the Limits of Political Effectiveness -- 6. Censorship and the Imposition of Form -- Part III. Symbolic Power and the Political Field: -- 7. On Symbolic Power -- 8. Political Representation:. Elements for a Theory of the Political Field -- 9. Delegation and Political Fetishism -- 10. Identity and Representation:. Elements for a Critical Reflection on the Idea of Region -- 11. Social Space and the Genesis of 'Classes'.

"This volume brings together Bourdieu's highly original writings on language and on the relations between language, power and politics. Bourdieu develops a forceful critique of traditional approaches to language, including the linguistic theories of Saussure and Chomsky and the theory of speech-acts elaborated by Austin and others. He argues that language should be viewed not only as a means of communication but also as a medium of power through which individuals pursue their interests and display their practical competence."--Publisher's website.

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