The work of French sociologist, anthropologist and philosopher Pierre Bourdieu has been influential across a set of cognate disciplines that can be classified as physical culture studies. Concepts such as "field, capital, habitus" and "symbolic violence" have been used as theoretical tools by scholars and students looking to understand the nature and purpose of sport, leisure, physical education and human movement within wider society."

Pierre Bourdieu and Physical Culture" is the first book to focus on the significance of Bourdieu s work for, and in, physical culture. Bringing together...