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Norbert Elias and Modern Social Theory - A Critical Assessment

English · Hardback

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Informationen zum Autor Dennis Smith is Professor of Sociology at the University of Loughborough Klappentext Offering a fascinating survey of Norbert Elias's life and writings, Dennis Smith traces the growth of his reputation. He is the first author to confront Elias's work with the contrasting theories of Talcott Parsons, Hannah Arendt, Michel Foucault and Zygmunt Bauman. He also illustrates how Elias's insights can be applied to understand Western modernity and social and political change. Smith shows why Elias is important for sociology, but he is also clear sighted about the limitations of Elias's approach. Zusammenfassung Dennis Smith offers a fascinating survey of Elias's life and writings and traces the growth of his reputation. He also illustrates how Elias's insights can be applied to understand Western modernity and social and political change, showing why Elias is so important to sociology. Inhaltsverzeichnis PART ONE: MODERNITY AND ELIAS The Sound of Canon-Fire Culture and Civilization PART TWO: THE WIDER DEBATE Arendt and Elias Parsons and Elias Foucault and Elias Bauman and Elias PART THREE: TOWARDS GLOBAL MODERNITY Europe Shame A Civilized Debate

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