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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... Late Flowering ( 1965–90 ) Appendix : The Society of Individuals PART 2 THE WIDER DEBATE 3 Arendt and Elias 8 11 13 14 15 16 20 20 21 21 25 25 27 28 28 31 37 39 40 41 43 43 Modernity : for Better or Worse ? 43 Going beyond ...
... Late Flowering ( 1965–90 ) Appendix : The Society of Individuals PART 2 THE WIDER DEBATE 3 Arendt and Elias 8 11 13 14 15 16 20 20 21 21 25 25 27 28 28 31 37 39 40 41 43 43 Modernity : for Better or Worse ? 43 Going beyond ...
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... as a View from the Late 1930s The Loss of Empire and Decivilizing Processes Decivilizing Processes and Postmodernity in Europe Men of their Times 120 122 126 129 PART 3 TOWARDS GLOBAL MODERNITY 134 7 Europe 134 Americans vi CONTENTS.
... as a View from the Late 1930s The Loss of Empire and Decivilizing Processes Decivilizing Processes and Postmodernity in Europe Men of their Times 120 122 126 129 PART 3 TOWARDS GLOBAL MODERNITY 134 7 Europe 134 Americans vi CONTENTS.
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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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