Norbert Elias and modern sociology : knowledge, interdependence, power, process /
"This book explores the interplay between the making of Elias as a sociologist and the development of his core ideas relating to figurations, interdependence, and civilising processes. Focusing on the relevance of Elias's work for current debates within sociology, the authors centrally con...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London :
Bloomsbury Academic,
2013.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | "This book explores the interplay between the making of Elias as a sociologist and the development of his core ideas relating to figurations, interdependence, and civilising processes. Focusing on the relevance of Elias's work for current debates within sociology, the authors centrally consider his contributions to the sociology of knowledge and methodology. Dunning and Hughes locate the work of Elias within a discussion of the crisis of sociology as a subject, and compare his figurational approach with the approaches of three major figures in modern sociology: Anthony Giddens, Michel Foucault and Pierre Bourdieu. This highly readable and engaging book will be essential reading for students and scholars of sociological theory and methods."-- |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (ix, 239 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-230) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781780933399 1780933398 9781780933405 1780933401 9781780933382 178093338X |
| DOI: | 10.5040/9781780933405 |