Norbert Elias and Modern Social TheorySAGE, 2001 M01 26 - 198 pages Offering a fascinating survey of Elias's life and writings, Dennis Smith traces the growth of his reputation. He is the first author to confront Elias's work with the contrasting theories of Talcott Parsons, Hannah Arendt, Michel Foucault and Zygmunt Bauman. He also illustrates how Elias's insights can be applied to understand Western modernity and social and political change. Smith shows why Elias is important for sociology, but he is also clear sighted about the limitations of Elias's approach. |
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... Intellectual Development Parsons and Foucault Parsons and Germany 5 Foucault and Elias 888 83 85 87 93 The Great Escape 93 In the Hothouse 94 Three Strategies of Resistance 96 The Maelstrom and the Panopticon 97 Nietzsche , Husserl and ...
... Intellectual Development Parsons and Foucault Parsons and Germany 5 Foucault and Elias 888 83 85 87 93 The Great Escape 93 In the Hothouse 94 Three Strategies of Resistance 96 The Maelstrom and the Panopticon 97 Nietzsche , Husserl and ...
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... Conflict 167 The Self 168 Figuration and Process 169 Some other Findings 172 The Blurred Map of Global Modernity 174 Elias and Wirth 176 Bibliography 181 Index 192 PREFACE Intellectual exploration is a ' serious game ' . CONTENTS vii.
... Conflict 167 The Self 168 Figuration and Process 169 Some other Findings 172 The Blurred Map of Global Modernity 174 Elias and Wirth 176 Bibliography 181 Index 192 PREFACE Intellectual exploration is a ' serious game ' . CONTENTS vii.
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Contents
Culture and civilization | 20 |
THE WIDER DEBATE | 43 |
Parsons and Elias | 66 |
Eliass Case against Parsons | 73 |
The Dynamics of Intellectual Development | 83 |
The Great Escape | 93 |
Some Similarities | 101 |
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