Basil Bernstein

Taylor & Francis

Basil BernsteinThe thinker and the field\nAuthor(s): Rob Moore\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138118607, 978-1138118607\nSynopsis\nBasil Bernstein: The Thinker and the Field provides a comprehensive introduction to the work of Basil Bernstein, demonstrating his distinctive contribution to social theory by locating it within the historical context of the development of the sociology of education and Sociology in Britain. Although Bernstein had a particular interest in education, he did not see himself as a sociologist of education alone. By exploring Bernsteins intellectually collaborative character and the evolving system of ideas, drawing upon anthropology and linguistics, the originality of Bernsteins contribution to the social sciences can be truly identified.\n\nRob Moores text offers a provocative and challenging account both of Bernstein, and of British sociology and education, approaching Bernsteins wor.