Bourdieu in the City Challenging Urban Theory

"In this captivating book, Loïc Wacquant excavates Pierre Bourdieu's social theory for insights that might illuminate the neoliberal metropolis and its contentious power relations. In so doing, he produces an incisive, if deeply disturbing, portrait of contemporary urban marginality and neighborhood-level 'taint', a remarkable interpretive synthesis of his own illustrious pathway of urban inquiry, and a brilliantly creative application of Bourdieu's key concepts and methods to the field of urban social science."
--Neil Brenner, University of Chicago
 
"Loïc Wacquant dissects carefully the conceptual framework of Bourdieu, provides a differentiated view of social space from Bourdieu's understanding of relational sociology, and reminds us that marginalization continues to be a main concern for urban scholars. A must-read for anyone interested to see how Wacquant eloquently combines Bourdieu's work with an urban perspective as well as draws on his own influential work from over the years to sharpen our theoretical and methodological lenses on urban inequality."
--Professor Talja Blokland, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
 
"[A] significant milestone in enhancing urban theory by introducing fresh perspectives."
Journal of Urban Affairs