symbolic violence: conversations with bourdieu, michael burawoy (2019), duke university press

Written in nine main chapters and 240 pages, the recently published book on the bourdieusian notion of ‘symbolic violence’ sets the late sociologist on a critical meeting board with his posteriors to discuss the multifaceted significations, limitations, and overtime evolution of this concept. it opens as the neo-marxist author michael burawoy explains his long-held antagonism towards the french philosopher and sociologist pierre bourdieu, which he had been expounding in various conferences in the last decade. the present volume contains the quintessence of his previous critique now rewritten for anglophone readers.