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1	Civilizing Process more books like this by Professor Norbert Elias add to wishlist The Civilizing Process stands out as Norbert Elias' greatest work, tracing the 'civilizing' of manners and personality in Western Europe since the Middle Ages, and showing how this was related to the formation of states and the monopolization of power within them. It comprises the two volumes originally published in English as The History of ... see all copies from $39.99! new only from $44.13! \| first editions \| SVS
2	Mozart: Portraits of a Genius more books like this by Norbert Elias, Edmund Jephcott (Translator) add to wishlist "Mozart's need for love had grown uncertain of itself in early childhood. His feeling of being unloved found constant confirmation in his changing experiences over the years, and the intensity of his unsatisfied desire to be loved, detectable as a dominant wish throughout his life, very largely determined what had meaning for him and what did not. ... see all copies from $4.90! new only from $82.73!
3	Society of Individuals more books like this by Professor Norbert Elias add to wishlist The Society of Individuals stands as testimony to the coherence of Norbert Elias's viewpoint over a long and distinguished career. Consisting of three interrelated essays, the first written in 1939, the second between 1940 and 1950, and the third in 1987, this book addresses the central question: what is the relation of the plurality of people to ... see all copies from $148.72! new only from $148.72!
4	Germans more books like this by Norbert Elias, Mennell (Translator), Professor Eric Dunning (Translator) add to wishlist Norbert Elias is one of the most important and influential social thinkers of the twentieth century. Towards the end of his life he completed a major study of German society and culture in which he used his key ideas to analyse the development of the country in which he had lived for many years. "The Germans" is Elias's last great work and it ... see all copies from $6.50! new only from $17.95! \| first editions \| SVS
5	The Established and the Outsiders more books like this by Professor Norbert Elias, John L Scotson add to wishlist This new edition of this classic text from one of the major figures of world sociology includes an introduction published in English for the first time. In Norbert Elias's hands, a local community study of tense relations between an established group and outsiders becomes a microcosm that illuminates a wide range of sociological configurations ... see all copies from $41.92! new only from $44.37! \| SVS
6	Loneliness of the Dying more books like this by Norbert Elias add to wishlist Originally published in 1985, this is a short meditation by an old man on people relating to other people who are dying, and the need for all of us to open up. see all copies from $2.01! new only from $8.02! \| first editions \| SVS
7	The Symbol Theory more books like this by Professor Norbert Elias add to wishlist In The Symbol Theory, Norbert Elias draws together three central themes. At the first level the book is concerned with symbols in relation to language, knowing and thinking. Secondly, Elias stresses that symbols are also tangible sound-patterns of human communication, made possible by the evolutionary biological precondition of human vocal ... see all copies from $39.92! new only from $39.92!
8	What Is Sociology more books like this by Norbert Elias add to wishlist What is Sociology? presents in concise and provocative form the major ideas of a seminal thinker whose work -- spanning more than four decades -- is only now gaining the recognition here it has long had in Germany and France. Unlike other post-war sociologists, Norbert Elias has always held the concept of historical development among his central ... see all copies from $13.00! new only from $32.58! \| first editions
9	The Norbert Elias Reader more books like this by Professor Norbert Elias, Professor Stephen Mennell (Editor), Johan Goudsblom (Editor) add to wishlist Norbert Elias (1897-1990) is now recognized as one of the most profound sociological thinkers of the twentieth century, but he gained international recognition only towards the end of his very long life. This volume, organized chronologically, shows how Elias's thought developed over time - from a focus on the development of society in Western ... see all copies from $25.00! new only from $46.97! \| SVS
10	Reflections on a Life more books like this by Professor Norbert Elias add to wishlist Once viewed as an outsider, Norbert Elias has come to be regarded as one of the key social thinkers of the twentieth century. His book The Civilizing Process has been acclaimed as a modern classic throughout the world.Reflections on a Life includes a detailed interview with Elias in which he discusses different stages in his life and career: from ... see all copies from $4.31! new only from $27.54! \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	Involvement and detachment more books like this by Professor Norbert Elias add to wishlist "Involvement and Detachment" is much more than a discussion of 'objectivity' in the social sciences. It is Elias' major exposition of his sociological theory of the growth of knowledge and the sciences as an aspect of overall human social development. The essay 'The fishermen in the maelstrom' takes its title from a short story by Edgar Allan Poe, ... see all copies from $14.47! new only from $187.32!
12 view cover	The Sociology of Community: A Selection of Readings more books like this by Professor Colin Bell (Editor), Howard Newby (Editor), Norbert Elias (Foreword by) add to wishlist see all copies from $53.28! new only from $148.63! \| SVS
13 view cover	Scientific establishments and hierarchies more books like this by Professor Norbert Elias, H Martins (Editor), Richard P Whitley (Editor) add to wishlist see all copies from $48.91! new only from $180.60! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	On Civilization, Power, and Knowledge: Selected Writings more books like this by Norbert Elias, Johan Goudsblom (Editor), Professor Stephen Mennell (Editor) add to wishlist Nobert Elias (1897-1990) is described as one of the great sociologists of the 20th century. Born in Germany, Elias earned a doctorate in philosophy and then turned to sociology, working with Max Weber's younger brother, Alfred Weber, and with Karl Mannheim. He later fled the Nazi regime in 1935 and spent most of his life in Britain. He is best ... see all copies from $19.95! new only from $19.95!
15 view cover	Early Writings more books like this by Professor Norbert Elias, Edmund Jephcott (Translator) add to wishlist The writings in this volume previously unpublished in English include the essay 'On Seeing in Nature', his doctoral dissertation 'Idea and Individual', a response to Karl Mannheim's famous paper on cultural competition, and a number of short stories contributed to a newspaper. Other essays collected together here concern primitive art, the ... see all copies from $30.00! new only from $48.58! \| first editions \| SVS
16	Quest for Excitement: Sport and Leisure in the Civilizing Process more books like this by Norbert Elias, Edmund Jephcott (Translator) add to wishlist The nature of time, and how various societies describe and measure its passage, has long been one of the most fascinating areas of social history and philosophy. In this wide-ranging work, now available in paperback, Norbert Elias argues that what we call `time' is neither an innate feature of the human mind, nor an immanent characteristic of non ... see all copies from $27.90! first editions
17 view cover	The Genesis of the Naval Profession more books like this by Norbert Elias, Rene Moelker (Editor), Professor Stephen Mennell (Editor) add to wishlist The emergence of the professional naval officer was related both to the necessities of naval warfare and to the structure of society on land. Originally warships were manned by two separate sets of commanders - gentleman soldiers skilled in fighting, and 'tarpaulins' of humbler social origin skilled in navigation and the manual skills of sailing. ... see all copies from $65.00! new only from $155.78! \| first editions
18	The Civilizing Process Volume more books like this by Edmund Jephcott (Translator), Norbert Elias add to wishlist see all copies from $9.50!
19	Power and Civility more books like this by Norbert Elias add to wishlist see all copies from $6.09! new only from $22.00! \| first editions
20	The history of manners more books like this by Norbert Elias add to wishlist see all copies from $29.77!
21	Die Höfische Gesellschaft: Untersuchungen Zur Soziologie Des Königtums Und Der Höfischen Aristokratie. Mit E. Einleitung: Soziologie Und Geschichtswissenschaft by Norbert Elias add to wishlist see all copies from $20.76! new only from $32.47!
22	The Civilizing Process Volume more books like this by Morbert Elias, Norbert Elias, Edmund Jephcott (Translator) add to wishlist see all copies from $46.94!
23	Studien Über Die Deutschen: Machtkämpfe Und Habitusentwicklung Im 19. Und 20. Jahrhundert by Norbert Elias add to wishlist see all copies from $26.30! new only from $44.30!
24	Mozart : portrait of a genius more books like this by Norbert Elias, Michael Schröter add to wishlist Mozart is a new and brilliant study of the great composer's life and creative genius, written by one of the most important social thinkers of our time. As Elias shows, Mozart grew up in the tradition of court-music, in a society which viewed musicians as manual workers who were expected to produce entertainment for a court audience. Throughout his ... see all copies from $35.00!
25	Über Den Prozeß Der Zivilisation 1 by Norbert Elias add to wishlist see all copies from $11.44! new only from $25.86!

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