Hillier (U. of Newcastle) and Rooksby (Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics, Australia) introduce the concept of "habitus," a sense of one's place in a society, developed by the late French activist sociologist Pierre Bourdieu. Containing 19 essays based on a conference held in 2000 in Perth, this paperback edition of the 2002 text pays tribute to Bourdieu's vision of a more just society. Scholars apply habitus to governance, economic, and urban planning policies; and issues of identification (e.g., with the World Trade Center towers, by Australian aboriginal women). Annotation ©2005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)