How Long to Read Symbolic Power, Politics, and Intellectuals

How Long Does it Take to Read Symbolic Power, Politics, and Intellectuals?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 6 minutes to read Symbolic Power, Politics, and Intellectuals by David L. Swartz

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Description

Power is the central organizing principle of all social life, from culture and education to stratification and taste. And there is no more prominent name in the analysis of power than that of noted sociologist Pierre Bourdieu. Throughout his career, Bourdieu challenged the commonly held view that symbolic power—the power to dominate—is solely symbolic. He emphasized that symbolic power helps create and maintain social hierarchies, which form the very bedrock of political life. By the time of his death in 2002, Bourdieu had become a leading public intellectual, and his argument about the more subtle and influential ways that cultural resources and symbolic categories prevail in power arrangements and practices had gained broad recognition. In Symbolic Power, Politics, and Intellectuals, David L. Swartz delves deeply into Bourdieu’s work to show how central—but often overlooked—power and politics are to an understanding of sociology. Arguing that power and politics stand at the core of Bourdieu’s sociology, Swartz illuminates Bourdieu’s political project for the social sciences, as well as Bourdieu’s own political activism, explaining how sociology is not just science but also a crucial form of political engagement.

How long is Symbolic Power, Politics, and Intellectuals?

Symbolic Power, Politics, and Intellectuals by David L. Swartz is 303 pages long, and a total of 76,659 words.

This makes it 102% the length of the average book. It also has 94% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Symbolic Power, Politics, and Intellectuals Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 58 minutes to read Symbolic Power, Politics, and Intellectuals aloud.

What Reading Level is Symbolic Power, Politics, and Intellectuals?

Symbolic Power, Politics, and Intellectuals is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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