This book seeks to offer a chronological account of the development of Pierre Bourdieu's thinking. It is intended to guide readers towards and through the original texts and attempts to represent the French meaning of Bourdieu, hence the concentration on the French chronology.

Preface -- Introduction -- Algeria, 1957-64 -- The early research in France -- From Les Héritiers to La Reproduction -- On practising sociology -- 'Field'-studies, 1970-5 -- From the theory to the logic of practice -- 'Distinction' -- From practical logic to logical practice -- Scientifically speaking -- Ways of recognizing