Bourdieu and Social Space

French sociologist and anthropologist Pierre Bourdieu’s relevance for studies of spatiality and mobility has received less attention than other aspects of his work. Here, Deborah Reed-Danahay argues that the concept of social space, central to Bourdieu’s ideas, addresses the structured inequalities that prevail in spatial choices and practices. She provides an ethnographically informed interpretation of social space that demonstrates its potential for new directions in studies of mobility, immobility, and emplacement.  This book traces the links between habitus and social space across the span of Bourdieu’s writings, and places his work in dialogue with historical and contemporary approaches to mobility.

Preface

Introduction: Bourdieu, Social Space, and Mobility

Chapter 1. Bourdieu’s World-Making
Chapter 2. A Sense of One’s Place
Chapter 3. Landscapes of Mobility
Chapter 4. The Nation-State and Thresholds of Social Space
Chapter 5. The European Union as Social Space

Conclusion: Toward an Ethnography of Social Space

References
Index