| Quest for Excitement, Volume 7: Sport and Leisure in the Civilising Process Revised Edition Contributor(s): Elias, Norbert (Author) |
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ISBN: 1904558437 ISBN-13: 9781904558439 Publisher: University College Dublin Press OUR PRICE: $61.75 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2008 Annotation: Elias effectively founded the modern sociology of sport in collaboration with Eric Dunning in the 1960s and 1970s. They argue that in highly constrained, 'civilized' societies, sports are to be understood not in terms of 'relaxation' but rather of the need for pleasurable excitement and its pleasurable resolution. Volume 7 in University College Dublin's Collected Works of Norbert Elias series. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Sociology - General - Social Science | Popular Culture |
| Dewey: 306.483 |
| LCCN: 2009502467 |
| Series: Collected Works of Norbert Elias |
| Physical Information: 1.4" H x 6.1" W x 9.3" (1.55 lbs) 336 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Elias effectively founded the modern sociology of sport in collaboration with Eric Dunning in the 1960s and 1970s. They argue that in highly constrained, 'civilised' societies, sports - as well as a spectrum of other cultural and leisure activities - are to be understood not in terms of 'relaxation' but rather of the need for pleasurable excitement and its pleasurable resolution.The topics range historically from the violence of the ancient Greek Olympic Games to foxhunting, early forms of football, and the question of why Britain proved to be the cradle of so many modern sports. And, today, what are the effects of achievement striving in elite sports? Why has spectator violence become such a problem? Why do so many sports retain the character of a 'male preserve'? Originally written in English, this volume has been thoroughly revised by Eric Dunning and includes one hitherto unpublished essay by Elias and a new essay by Dunning, bringing up to date his interpretation of football hooliganism. |