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The Norbert Elias Reader Johan Goudsblom (University of Amsterdam)

The Norbert Elias Reader By Johan Goudsblom (University of Amsterdam)

The Norbert Elias Reader by Johan Goudsblom (University of Amsterdam)


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* This much--needed volume introduces Eliasa s work as a whole to a new generation of scholars and students worldwide* Includes a large proportion of otherwise inaccessible material* An extensive, detailed bibliography guides the reader to primary sources in English and German. .

The Norbert Elias Reader Summary

The Norbert Elias Reader by Johan Goudsblom (University of Amsterdam)

Norbert Elias (1897-1990) is now recognised as one of the most profound sociological thinkers of the twentieth century, but he gained international recognition only towards the end of his very long life.

The Norbert Elias Reader Reviews

The two volumes edited by Stephen Mennell and Johan Goudsblom provide indeed, an easy access to the full scope of Elias' work, to suit undergraduate readers as well as more advanced scholars interested in material not published in English. Monica Greco, Goldsmith's College, University of London

About Johan Goudsblom (University of Amsterdam)

Johan Goudsblom is Professor of Sociology at the University of Amsterdam.

Stephen Mennell is Professor of Sociology at University College, Dublin.

Table of Contents

Sources and Acknowledgements.

Introduction.

Part I: 1920-1935:.

1. Idea and Individual.

2. On Primitive Art.

3. Court Society as a Sociological Problem.

4. The Expulsion of the Huguenots from France.

5. The Kitsch Style and the Age of Kitsch.

Part II: 1935-1940:.

6. An Outline of The Civilizing Process.

7. Kultur and Civilization.

8. The Rise of the Fork.

9. The Sociogenesis of Courts.

10. Civilization and Rationalization.

11. The Society of Individuals - I.

Part III: 1950-1965:.

12. Sociology and Psychiatry.

13. The Naval Profession.

14. Involvement and Detachment.

15. The Society of Individuals - II.

16. The Quest for Excitement in Leisure.

17. Group Charisma and Group Disgrace.

18. The Breakdown of Civilization.

Part IV: 1965-1990:.

19. The Civilizing Process Revisited.

20. The Concept of Figurations.

21. African Art.

22. An Interview in Amsterdam.

23. The Sciences.

24. On the Concept of Everyday Life.

25. The Retreat of Sociologists into the Present.

26. Renate Rubinstein.

27. The Civilizing of Parents.

28. Technization and Civilization.

29. The Society of Individuals - III.

30. Informalization and the Civilizing Process.

31. Mozart's Revolt.

32. The Symbol Theory.

Notes.

Bibliography.

Index.

Additional information

GOR002354713
9780631193098
063119309X
The Norbert Elias Reader by Johan Goudsblom (University of Amsterdam)
Used - Very Good
Paperback
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
19971114
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