Migrant, Habitus

Greg Noble is Professor at the Institute for Culture and Society at Western Sydney University, Australia.Paul Tabar is founding Director of the Institute for Migration Studies at the Lebanese American University, Beirut and Adjunct Professor at the Institute for Culture and Society at Western Sydney University, Australia.

• Introduction1. Migrating Bourdieu: Rethinking the Settling Process2. Learning to Be Lebanese (Differently)3. The Career of the Migrant4. Home Enough5. Migrating Capitals6. Whose Field?Conclusion

‘This is an incredible book - the book on Bourdieu and migration that I have long been waiting for. With a quietly inquisitive style, and rich accounts of experience, the authors critically relate and ask spirited questions of Bourdieusian theory to advance understanding. They draw our attention to the deeply embodied and experiential aspects of displacement, including the sensory ‘shock’, as well as the pedagogic and non-linear dimensions of settlement practices. Inspiring, conceptually rich, and yet so true to Bourdieu in its careful grounding in empirical practice – thoroughly recommended.’ Caroline Oliver, University College London