Language and Symbolic Power

Name: Language and Symbolic Power
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ISBN: 9780674510418

ISBN-10: 0674510410

ISBN-13: 9780674510418

Edition: 1991 (Reprint)

Authors: Pierre Bourdieu, John Thompson, Gino Raymond, Matthew Adamson, Gino Raymond

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This volume brings together Bourdieu's highly original writings on language and on the relations among 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 he viewed not only as a means of communication but also as a medium of power through which individuals pursue their own interests and display their practical competence. Drawing on the concepts that are part of his distinctive theoretical approach. Bourdieu maintains that linguistic utterances or expressions can be understood as…

Book details

List price: $52.00
Copyright year: 1991
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Publication date: 3/15/1993
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 320
Size: 6.13" wide x 9.25" long x 0.80" tall
Weight: 1.210
Language: English



Preface


Editor's Introduction


General Introduction



The Economy of Linguistic Exchanges Introduction



The Production and Reproduction of Legitimate Language



Price Formation and the Anticipation of Profits Appendix: Did You Say 'Popular'?



The Social Institution of Symbolic Power Introduction



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



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 on the Idea of Region



Social Space and the Genesis of 'Classes'


Note


Index