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9780761961086 Academic Inspection Copy

Norbert Elias and Modern Social Theory

  • ISBN-13: 9780761961086
  • Publisher: SAGE PUBLICATIONS
    Imprint: SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
  • By Dennis Smith
  • Price: AUD $183.00
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  • Local release date: 16/07/2008
  • Format: Paperback (234.00mm X 156.00mm) 208 pages Weight: 330g
  • Categories: Sociology & anthropology [JH]
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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.
Dennis Smith is Professor of Sociology at the University of Loughborough
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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