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The Polish Elite and Language Sciences

A Perspective of Global Historical Sociology

Palgrave Macmillan
  • Is a reflexive study of the application of Bourdieu’s social theory

  • Studies the application of Western social theory in Poland

  • Points to the peculiar dynamics of peripheral intellectual and academic fields and their external dependencies

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Table of contents (4 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xviii
  2. Conclusion

    • Tomasz Zarycki
    Pages 455-475
  3. Back Matter

    Pages 477-504

About this book

This book revisits the modern history of Poland, from the perspective of its social sciences. The book makes this case study a model for the application of Bourdieu’s approach to the historical analysis of non-core Western societies. The book is, in other words, a reflexive study of the application of Bourdieu’s social theory. At the same time, it also critically studies the application of Western social theory in Poland, which is largely seen as a peripheral country. The study of Polish social sciences, with particular emphasis on linguistics and literary studies, points to the peculiar dynamics of peripheral intellectual and academic fields and their external dependencies. These insights offer a critical extension of Bourdieu’s theory of state and social elites beyond the Western core focusing on how the theories can be used in the reinterpretation and expansion of post-colonial theory, global history and comparative studies of post-communism.   

The book will be suitable for scholars and students of all those interested in the social theory of Pierre Bourdieu, global historical sociology, societies in Central and Eastern , socio-linguistics, literary studies and political sociology. 

Keywords

  • Western core
  • independent statehood
  • Russian Empire
  • Bourdieusian
  • post-colonialism
  • post-Communism

Authors and Affiliations

  • Robert Zajonc Institute for Social Studies, University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland

    Tomasz Zarycki

About the author

Tomasz Zarycki is full professor and deputy director of Robert Zajonc Institute for Social Studies at the University of Warsaw, Poland. 

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Polish Elite and Language Sciences

  • Book Subtitle: A Perspective of Global Historical Sociology

  • Authors: Tomasz Zarycki

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-07345-8

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham

  • eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2022

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-07344-1Published: 15 July 2022

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-07347-2Published: 16 July 2023

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-07345-8Published: 14 July 2022

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVIII, 504

  • Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Social Theory, Historical Sociology, Political Sociology, Social Structure, Social Inequality, Sociolinguistics

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eBook USD 109.00
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Softcover Book USD 139.99
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  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

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