The Civilizing Process: Sociogenetic and Psychogenetic Investigations - Couverture souple

Elias, Norbert

 
9780631221616: The Civilizing Process: Sociogenetic and Psychogenetic Investigations
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0631221611 ISBN 13 : 9780631221616
Editeur : Wiley-Blackwell, 2000

Synopsis

The Civilizing Process stands out as Norbert Elias' greatest work, tracing the "civilizing" of manners and personality in Western Europe since the late Middle Ages by demonstrating how the formation of states and the monopolization of power within them changed Western society forever.

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À propos de l?auteur

Norbert Elias (1897-1990) taught at the University of Frankfurt until his exile from Hitler's Germany. In Britain, he worked at the Universities of London and Leicester, and in retirement was visiting professor in Ghana, Amsterdam, Munster, Bielefeld and many other universities. By the time of his death he was recognized as one of the outstanding social scientists of the twentieth century. His previous Blackwell books include: The Norbert Elias Reader, The Court Society, The Loneliness of the Dying, Involvement and Detachment, Time: An Essay, The Society of Individuals and, with Eric Dunning, Quest for Excitement.

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Éditeur
Wiley-Blackwell
Date d'édition
2000
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0631221611
ISBN 13 
9780631221616
Reliure
Broché
Numéro d'édition
2
Nombre de pages
592
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Personne responsable
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