On the Process of Civilisation: Sociogenetic and Psychogenetic Investigations - Couverture souple

Elias, Norbert

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1906359032 ISBN 13 : 9781906359034

Editeur : University College Dublin Press, 2009

Synopsis

Almost half of the 28 essays in this volume have not been published in English before, and many of the others were little known. Some directly express Elias' dissatisfaction with the ahistorical, present-centred trend of modern sociology. Others scintillatingly show how wide ranging were Elias' own sociological interests. Topics include, among many others: the work of Theodor W. Adorno; sociology and psychiatry; psychosomatic illness; human emotions; communities in long-term perspective; the changing balance of power between the sexes; African art; football; and even pigeon racing.

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À propos de l?auteur

NORBERT ELIAS (1897-1990) was one of the greatest sociologists of the twentieth century. He studied with Alfred Weber in Heidelberg and served as Karl Mannheim's assistant in Frankfurt. On Hitler's coming to power, he went into exile, first in France and then in Britain. His magnum opus The Civilizing Process received little attention when it was published in Switzerland in 1939 and only after Elias's formal retirement in 1962 were most of his other books and essays published. International intellectual celebrity came to him right at the end of his long life. RICHARD KILMINSTER is Senior Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Leeds; STEPHEN MENNELL is Professor of Sociology at University College Dublin.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: University College Dublin Press
• Date d'édition: 2009
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1906359032
• ISBN 13: 9781906359034
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 336
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