In his most explicitly political work to date, Pierre Bourdieu speaks out against the new myths of our time -- especially those associated with neo--liberalism -- and offers a passionate defence of the public interest. The withdrawal of the state from many areas of social life in recent years -- housing, health, social services, etc.
"Bourdieu's polemics are arresting and often witty."
Times Literary Supplement
'[A] delightful short book. Bourdieu is the rare kind of intellectual author who makes sense outside of the university. Acts of Resistance is a piece of sharply polemical writing, which brilliantly exposes the break up of civil society being brought about by globalisation.' Mark Perriman, New Statesman
Pierre Bourdieu was Professor of Sociology at the Collège de France