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'Michael Grenfell's contribution to the Continuum Library of Educational Thought is to provide a full and comprehensive guide to this influential yet often misunderstood scholar. This splendid volume... helps us to make sense of the work of Bourdieu as a whole.' Gary McCulloch, Brian Simon Professor of the History of Education, Institute to Education, University of London

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Michael James Grenfell has held Chairs at Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland and the University of Southampton where he is now based. He is also Adjunct Professor at the University of Canberra, Australia. He has an extensive background of research on Language and Linguistics, and the work of Pierre Bourdieu. He is the author/ editor of several books including: Modern Languages Across the Curriculum (2002), Bourdieu, Language and Linguistics (2011); Language, Ethnography and Education (2012); and Bourdieu: Key Concepts (2012). Richard Bailey is a writer and researcher in education and sport. A former teacher in both primary and secondary schools and a teacher trainer, he has been Professor at a number of leading Universities in the UK. He now lives and works in Germany, where he is Manager of Sport and Health at the International Council of Sport Science and Physical Education.

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