Migrant, Habitus: A Bourdieusian Analysis of Lebanese-Australian Settling Practices

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Greg Noble (Western Sydney University) Paul Tabar (Lebanese American University)

Migrant, Habitus

Name: Migrant, Habitus
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A Bourdieusian Analysis of Lebanese-Australian Settling Practices

Greg Noble (Western Sydney University), Paul Tabar (Lebanese American University)

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Bristol University Press
16 June 2026

Migration, immigration & emigration; Social theory

Series: Global Migration and Social Change

Every migrant journey reshapes both the people undergoing it and the places it encounters.

This book explores how Lebanese-Australians navigate settlement as they rework the resources they bring and acquire new ones. Drawing on extensive ethnographic research across generations, it highlights the cultural, temporal and generational dimensions of migration, showing how everyday practices shape belonging, identity and social opportunity. The book also extends Bourdieusian theory, emphasizing cultural complexity and the 'pedagogic imperative.'

This is essential reading for sociologists, migration scholars and anyone interested in how migration transforms lives, communities and social fields.

By: Greg Noble (Western Sydney University), Paul Tabar (Lebanese American University)
Imprint: Bristol University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9781529241648
ISBN 10: 1529241642
Series: Global Migration and Social Change
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 16 June 2026
Audience: Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , Undergraduate , Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Introduction 1. Migrating Bourdieu: Rethinking the Settling Process 2. Learning to Be Lebanese (Differently) 3. The Career of the Migrant 4. Home Enough 5. Migrating Capitals 6. Whose Field? Conclusion

Greg Noble is Professor at the Institute for Culture and Society at Western Sydney University, Australia. Paul Tabar is founding Director of the Institute for Migration Studies at the Lebanese American University, Beirut and Adjunct Professor at the Institute for Culture and Society at Western Sydney University, Australia.

Reviews for Migrant, Habitus: A Bourdieusian Analysis of Lebanese-Australian Settling Practices

‘A groundbreaking Bourdieusian analysis of Lebanese migration, revealing how settling creates tormented identities through embodied struggle, temporal trajectories and spatial transformation in multicultural Australia.’ Dalia Abdelhady, Lund University