ISBN:
9781839986666
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (282 Seiten)
Series Statement:
Anthem Companions to Sociology
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Abstract:
The book brings together authoritative chapters by leading experts in the sociology of Elias. It charts Elias's ambition to create an integrative sociological framework across a wide range of studies and assesses its continuing relevance for addressing significant issues facing sociology today.
Abstract:
Cover -- Halftitle Page -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Notes on Contributors -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction The Sociological Promise of Norbert Elias -- Chapter One Norbert Elias: Genesis of a Determined Thinker -- Chapter Two Knowledge, Science and Method: The Sociological Practice of Norbert Elias -- Chapter Three Norbert Elias's Comparative Historical Sociology: Against Process Reduction -- Chapter Four Power and Process: Norbert Elias and the Paradox of Inequalities -- Chapter Five Norbert Elias and Shifting Gender Relations -- Chapter Six Travelling with Elias: Figurations and the Racialising Process in South Africa -- Chapter Seven Excitement Processes, Embodiment and Power Relations in Sport and Leisure -- Chapter Eight Warfare, Survival Units, National Habitus and Nationalism: Norbert Elias's Contribution to Political Sociology -- Chapter Nine Elias's Contribution to International Relations Theory: Towards a Global Sociology -- Chapter Ten Crime, Government and Civilisation: Rethinking Elias in Criminology -- Chapter Eleven Art and the Civilising Process -- Chapter Twelve From Social Mobility to Channels of Opportunity: Norbert Elias and Education -- Appendix: Published Works of Norbert Elias in English -- Index.
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