The bachelors' ball : the crisis of peasant society in Béarn / Pierre Bourdieu ; translated by Richard Nice.
| Author/creator | Bourdieu, Pierre |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2008. |
| Description | vi, 205 pages : illustrations, plan ; 23 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Contributor biographical information |
| Supplemental Content | Publisher description |
| Subjects |
| Uniform title | Bal des célibataires. English |
| Contents | Bachelorhood and the peasant condition -- The system of matrimonial exchanges in traditional peasant society -- Internal contradictions and anomy -- The opposition between the bourg and the hameaux -- The peasant and his body -- Conclusion -- Bibliographical notes -- Changes in population, 1836-1954 -- Dialogue between a villager and a peasant -- Another dialogue between a villager and a bachelor -- The exemplary tale of a younger son from a modest family -- Excessive maternal authority and bachelorhood -- An attempt to generalize : bachelorhood in 16 rural cantons in Brittany. |
| General note | Articles previously published in 1962, 1972, and 1989. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [160]-163) and index. |
| LCCN | 2007042593 |
| ISBN | 9780226067490 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0226067491 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780226067506 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0226067505 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | HQ 800.4.F82 B68413 2008 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |