| Essays III: On Sociology and the Humanities: Volume 16 Contributor(s): Elias, Norbert (Author) |
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ISBN: 1906359032 ISBN-13: 9781906359034 Publisher: University College Dublin Press OUR PRICE: $64.35 Product Type: Paperback Published: April 2009 Annotation: Almost half of the 28 essays in this volume have not been published in English before, and many of the others are little-known. Some directly express Elias's dissatisfaction with the historical, present-centered trend of modern sociology. Others scintillatingly show how wide-ranging were Elias's own sociological interests. Topics include, among many others: the work of Theodor Adorno; sociology and psychiatry; psychosomatic illness; human emotions; communities in long-term perspective; the changing balance of power between the sexes; African art; football; and even pigeon racing. Edited by Richard Kilminster and Stephen Mennell. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Sociology - General - Social Science | Popular Culture |
| Dewey: 306.4 |
| LCCN: 2010285945 |
| Series: Collected Works Norbert Elias |
| Physical Information: 1.4" H x 6.6" W x 9.4" (1.58 lbs) 336 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Almost half of the 28 essays in this volume have not been published in English before, and many of the others were little known. Some directly express Elias' dissatisfaction with the ahistorical, present-centred trend of modern sociology. Others scintillatingly show how wide ranging were Elias' own sociological interests. Topics include, among many others: the work of Theodor W. Adorno; sociology and psychiatry; psychosomatic illness; human emotions; communities in long-term perspective; the changing balance of power between the sexes; African art; football; and even pigeon racing. |