Acts of Resistance
Against the New Myths of Our Time

In his most explicitly political work to date, Pierre Bourdieu speaks out against the new myths of our time -- especially those associated with neo--liberalism -- and offers a passionate defence of the public interest. The withdrawal of the state from many areas of social life in recent years -- housing, health, social services, etc.

A powerful plea for a new internationalism which would seek to defend the public interest and the social rights of ordinary people against the new prophets of the marketplace, this important and timely book by one of Europea s most outstanding intellectuals deserves to be widely read.

To the Reader. The left hand and the right hand of the State. Sollers tel quel.
The status of foreigners: a shibboleth. Abuse of power by the advocates of reason. The train drivera s remark. Against the destruction of a civilization. The myth of "globalization" and the European welfare state. The thoughts of Chairman Tietmeyer. Social scientists, economic science and the social movement. For a new internationalism. Return to television. The government finds the people irresponsible. Job insecurity is everywhere now. The movement of the unemployed, a social miracle. The negative intellectual. Neo--liberalism, the utopia (becoming a reality) of unlimited exploitation. References.