Here, in his final book, based on the last series of lectures Bourdieu delivered at the Collège de France, the distinguished sociologist warns his readers of a great danger to the scientific field: "submission to economic interests and to the seductions of the media threatens to combine with external critiques and internal denigration, most recently presented in some 'postmodern' rantings." Above all concerned with the last, Bourdieu is at pains to revive his own theoretical model of the scientific field, first set out in 1975, which he feels offers a far better model of what happens in the production of scientific facts than, say, the model developed by Bruno Latour, who is singled out for very rough treatment. In many ways, this valedictory piece is autobiographical, and many who were in the past moved by the moments when Bourdieu's rich theoretical reflections parted to reveal his commitment to social justice and other progressive causes will find, in addition to this short book's tart and brilliant reflections on the state of science and (far more significantly) science studies, touching moments of self revelation. ( )