| Norbert Elias and Modern Social Theory Contributor(s): Smith, Dennis (Author) |
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ISBN: 0761961089 ISBN-13: 9780761961086 Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd OUR PRICE: $77.90 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2001 Annotation: Offering a fascinating survey of Norbert 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Sociology - General |
| Dewey: 301.01 |
| LCCN: 00712865 |
| Series: Published in Association with Theory, Culture & Society |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6.28" W x 9.22" (0.72 lbs) 208 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Smith, Dennis: - Dennis Smith is Professor of Sociology at the University of Loughborough |
