Date: Thu, 01 Oct 1998 08:42:41 +1200
From: Henry Barnard <H.Barnard-AT-massey.ac.nz>
Subject: Re: Revenge of Jeffrey Alexander? But revenge from what?


At 11:00 AM 30/09/98 +0300, you wrote:
>   
>   These days I am trying to throw a net over every bit of printed
>material discussing Bourdieu. I do not know if this article is discussed
>here before, but I was surprised with the harshness of the blows Jeffrey
>C. Alexander, the famous proponent of the neo-functionalist school, tries
>to strike in his book. [Fin de Siecle Social Theory: Relativism,
>Reduction, and the Problem of Reason; 1995; Verso; chapter 4 is dedicated
>to the crushing down of Bourdieu's theory]

Gregor McLennan discusses Alexander's critique at length in the most recent
issue of New Left Review: 

McLennan, Gregor. Fin de sociologie; the dilemmas of multidimensional
social theory. New Left Review. No. 230 July/August 1998: 58-90.

The relevant section is titled `Homo sociologicus' and appears on pages 83-90.

Cheers

Henry


Bourdieu Bibliography:<http://www.massey.ac.nz/~NZSRDA/bourdieu/home.htm>

Henry Barnard
Social Anthropology Programme
School of Global Studies
Massey University - Turitea Campus
Private Bag 11-222
Palmerston North
New Zealand

Email: H.Barnard-AT-massey.ac.nz

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