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Norbert Elias and modern sociology : knowledge, interdependence, power, process /

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"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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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Dunning, Eric (Author), Hughes, Jason (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Bloomsbury Academic, 2013.
Subjects:
Elias, Norbert, > 1897-1990 > Influence.
Elias, Norbert, > 1897-1990
Elias, Norbert > 1897-1990
Sociologists > Germany.
Sociology.
Sociology
Sociologues > Allemagne.
Sociologie.
sociology.
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Sociologists
Germany
Soziologie
Social theory.
Society.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Machine generated contents note: 1. Working with Elias
  • 2. Some Basic Concepts of Figurational Sociology
  • 3. Elias's `Central Theory'
  • 4. The Development of Knowledge and the Sciences as Social Processes
  • 5. Problems of Method and Values in the Development of Sociological Knowledge
  • 6. Elias and `The Habits of Good Sociology'.