La Sociologie Des Travailleurs Algériens De Pierre Bourdieu En Regard D’une Ethnologie Du Présent
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This article offers a critical sociological and anthropological reassessment of Pierre Bourdieu's foundational work, Travail et travailleurs en Algérie (1963). The author examines how Bourdieu combined quantitative statistical surveys with qualitative ethnographic fieldwork to analyze the transformation of labor, the displacement of Kabyle peasants, and the emergence of an urban proletariat and sub-proletariat in late-colonial Algeria.
The study highlights the genesis of key Bourdieusian concepts—such as habitus, precarity, and economic rationality—developed through his empirical engagement with Algerian social transformations. By confronting Bourdieu's early fieldwork with contemporary ethnological approaches, the paper demonstrates the enduring relevance of his insights for understanding present-day informal labor, social vulnerability, and economic shifts in postcolonial societies.
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