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Cultural Capital, Revolution, and the World-System: The Theories of Pierre Bourdieu, Theda Skocpol, and Immanuel Wallerstein
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Pierre Bourdieu

Hyper Bourdieu
A scholarly resource that has a comprehensive annotated bibliography of Pierre Bourdieu's writings and public statements from 1953-2002. It also includes several good photographs of the theorist.
( http://www.iwp.uni-linz.ac.al/lxe/sektktp/bb/HyperBourdieu.html )
Bourdieu and the Sociology of Aesthetics
This site provides a link to an article on Bourdieu's theoretical project. It focuses on his theory of distinction and its relationship to his integrative theory.
( http://muse.jhu.edu.demo/elh/60.4loesberg.html )
The Essence of Neo-Liberalism
This webpage provides Bourdieu's critique of contemporary capitalism featured in Le Monde Diplomatique. It is an accessible introduction to another dimension of Bourdieu's thought.
( http://mondediplo.com/1998/12/08Bourdieu )
Theda Skocpol

Harvard University: Skocpol homepage
Skocpol is a Professor of Government and Sociology at Harvard University, and this is the Skocpol page on the Harvard website. It includes biographical information, a list of her publications, and other professional information.
( http://www.wjh.harvard.edu/soc/faculty/skocpol/ )
Theda Skocpol Introduction
This page on the Amherst College website provides biographical information about Skocpol, who was honored at Amherst's commencement ceremonies in 2004 with an honorary degree.
( http://www.amherst.edu/commencement/2004/honorands/skocpol.html )
Immanuel Wallerstein
This site provides a summary of the Modern World System.
( http://www.faculty.rsu.edu/~felwell/Theorists/Wallerstein/index.htm )
What is World Systems Theory?
This page contains two short essays describing World Systems Theory.
( http://www.marxmail.org/archives/Mar99/worldsystems.htm )
Journal of World Systems Research
This is the site of the preeminent journal for the distribution of the most up-to date research on world systems.
( http://csf.colorado.edu/jwsr/ )