Norbert Elias S African Processes Of Civilisation

Author : Dieter Reicher,Adrian Jitschin,Arjan Post,Behrouz Alikhani
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 247 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2023-01-11
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783658378493

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Norbert Elias’s African Processes of Civilisation by Dieter Reicher,Adrian Jitschin,Arjan Post,Behrouz Alikhani Pdf

In 1962 Norbert Elias was invited as a temporary professor at the University of Ghana in Legon, Accra. He taught, employed fieldwork, travelled, and met many people in postcolonial Africa. When Elias left Ghana in 1964, he had laid the basic groundwork for a fundamental sociological argument on human societies. The volume on hand is a selection of his unpublished writings based on these experiences. Together they touch upon not only the well-known criticism of Eurocentrism and a developmental perspective but also what could be considered the core of Elias’s work: the concept of civilisation. In a foreword, Dieter Reicher and Adrian Jitschin have endeavoured to explain and break down the relations of Elias’s African experience to the rest of his work and biography. They also clarified some misleading interpretations of Elias’s time in Africa. Finally, Arjan Post has uncovered the previously unknown fascinating story of Elias’ encounter with Malcolm X in an epilogue.

Author : Dieter Reicher,Adrian Jitschin,Arjan Post,Behrouz Alikhani
Publisher : Unknown
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Release : 2022
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 3658378506

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Norbert Elias's African Processes of Civilisation by Dieter Reicher,Adrian Jitschin,Arjan Post,Behrouz Alikhani Pdf

In 1962 Norbert Elias was invited as a temporary professor at the University of Ghana in Legon, Accra. He taught, employed fieldwork, travelled, and met many people in postcolonial Africa. When Elias left Ghana in 1964, he had laid the basic groundwork for a fundamental sociological argument on human societies. The volume on hand is a selection of his unpublished writings based on these experiences. Together they touch upon not only the well-known criticism of Eurocentrism and a developmental perspective but also what could be considered the core of Elias's work: the concept of civilisation. In a foreword, Dieter Reicher and Adrian Jitschin have endeavoured to explain and break down the relations of Elias's African experience to the rest of his work and biography. They also clarified some misleading interpretations of Elias's time in Africa. Finally, Arjan Post has uncovered the previously unknown fascinating story of Elias' encounter with Malcolm X in an epilogue. Norbert Elias was an essential sociological theorist who coined the need for a 'reality congruent' orientation of big history. The Editors Prof. Dr Dieter Reicher teaches sociology at the University of Graz. Together with others, he has already edited works by Norbert Elias. Dr Adrian Jitschin works at the FernUniversität in Hagen. He is Elias's biographer. In addition to multiple biographical publications on Elias, his volume on the young Elias is the standard work on the subject. Arjan Post is an independent sociologist and teaches 'Big History' at the University of Amsterdam. He is the secretary of the Norbert Elias Foundation. Dr Behrouz Alikhani is teaching Sociology at the University of Münster and Pedagogy at the University of Hildesheim.

Author : Artur Bogner,Stephen Mennell
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2022-02-28
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783030803797

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Civilisations, Civilising Processes and Modernity – A Debate by Artur Bogner,Stephen Mennell Pdf

In 1984, the celebrated sociologist and historian Norbert Elias convened a major conference on ‘Civilisations and civilising processes’ at the Centre for Interdisciplinary Research (University of Bielefeld). Participants included the most distinguished and influential scholars in historical sociology and world history. This book will make available, for the first time in one place, the papers presented by the speakers and, even more interestingly, the transcripts of discussions at the symposium. This conference brought together eminent and internationally reputed scholars of macro-history and historical sociology including Johann P. Arnason, Elias, Hans-Dieter Evers, Johan Goudsblom, Keith Hopkins, William H. McNeill, and Immanuel Wallerstein. This highly informative encounter between various leading scholars of humanity’s global social history has never before been published, although it was completely recorded on paper and in tape recordings. Its publication in one volume should be an important event for all students of the long-term structural transformations of humanity.

Author : Wai Lau
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 442 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2022-11-03
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783031114243

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On the Process of Civilisation in Japan by Wai Lau Pdf

This book charts the process of civilisation in Japan. Using the theory of civilising processes developed by Norbert Elias, the author examines the complex underlying structural and psychological processes from the seventh century to the twentieth century. Furthermore, by drawing on rich historical data, the author illustrates how these complex processes led the Japanese to see themselves as ‘more civilised’ than their forebears and neighbouring countries. Although the theory serves as an important reference point, the author draws on other works to address different complex questions surrounding Japanese development. Therefore, this book presents three key themes: first, it gives an alternative understanding of the complex developments of Japanese society; second, it intercedes into an ongoing debate about the applicability of Elias’s theory in a non-Western context; and third, it expands Elias’s theory.

Author : Stephen Mennell,Alex Law
Publisher : Anthem Press
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2023-08-08
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781839986666

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The Anthem Companion to Norbert Elias by Stephen Mennell,Alex Law Pdf

The book presents an authoritative assessment of Norbert Elias (1897–1990). It recognizes Elias as one of the major contributors to the development of sociological tradition in the past century and charts the continuing relevance of his conception of sociology for contemporary society. Only toward the end of his career as an academic did Elias’s work begin to attract the attention of English-speaking sociologists, historians, and scholars of cultural studies. The book provides an authoritative and broad representation of Elias’s oeuvre and work inspired by it. While Elias is best known for his major study of The Civilizing Process, the reach and subtle depths of Elias’s conception of process sociology has been cemented more recently by the English-language publication of Elias’s collected work of 18 volumes. The baton of process sociology is being passed on to further generations of sociologists. Chapters from leading contributors outline the nature of the sociological practice of Elias and address fundamental questions of historical sociology, democratization, gender, racialization processes, and embodiment. Later chapters highlight the contribution of process sociology for understanding developments in nation, state and global sociology, criminology, art, and education.

Author : Norbert Elias
Publisher : Wiley-Blackwell
Page : 592 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2000-07-13
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0631221611

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The Civilizing Process by Norbert Elias Pdf

The Civilizing Process stands out as Norbert Elias' greatest work, tracing the "civilizing" of manners and personality in Western Europe since the late Middle Ages by demonstrating how the formation of states and the monopolization of power within them changed Western society forever.

Author : François Dépelteau,T. Landini
Publisher : Springer
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2013-11-18
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781137312112

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Norbert Elias and Social Theory by François Dépelteau,T. Landini Pdf

This book will compare the approach and works of Norbert Elias, well known for his analysis of the civilizing process, his work on sport and violence and, more largely, his figurational approach, with other important social theories both classical and contemporary.

Author : Stephen Mennell
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
Page : 412 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 0252064909

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All Manners of Food by Stephen Mennell Pdf

So close geographically, how could France and England be so enormously far apart gastronomically? Not just in different recipes and ways of cooking, but in their underlying attitudes toward the enjoyment of eating and its place in social life. In a new afterword that draws the United States and other European countries into the food fight, Stephen Mennell also addresses the rise of Asian influence and "multicultural" cuisine. Debunking myths along the way, All Manners of Food is a sweeping look at how social and political development has helped to shape different culinary cultures. Food and almost everything to do with food, fasting and gluttony, cookbooks, women's magazines, chefs and cooks, types of foods, the influential difference between "court" and "country" food are comprehensively explored and tastefully presented in a dish that will linger in the memory long after the plates have been cleared.

Author : Steven Loyal,Stephen Quilley
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2004-03-18
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0521535093

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The Sociology of Norbert Elias by Steven Loyal,Stephen Quilley Pdf

This book provides a comprehensive and accessible introduction to the key aspects of Norbert Elias's work.

Author : Eric Dunning,Jason Hughes
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 231 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781780933399

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Norbert Elias and Modern Sociology by Eric Dunning,Jason Hughes Pdf

This book is available as open access through the Bloomsbury Open Access programme and is available on www.bloomsburycollections.com. This book explores the interplay between the making of Elias as a sociologist and the development of his core ideas relating to figurations, interdependence, and civilising processes. Focusing on the relevance of Elias's work for current debates within sociology, the authors centrally consider his contributions to the sociology of knowledge and methodology. Dunning and Hughes locate the work of Elias within a discussion of the crisis of sociology as a subject, and compare his figurational approach with the approaches of three major figures in modern sociology: Anthony Giddens, Michel Foucault and Pierre Bourdieu. This highly readable and engaging book will be essential reading for students and scholars of sociological theory and methods.

Author : Stephan Feuchtwang,Michael Rowlands
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2019-07-25
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781108484343

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Civilisation Recast by Stephan Feuchtwang,Michael Rowlands Pdf

Shows what humanity has borrowed and shared as a common heritage.

Author : Ernst Wolff
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2021-06-21
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9783110725148

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Between Daily Routine and Violent Protest by Ernst Wolff Pdf

Most human action has a technical dimension. This book examines four components of this technical dimension. First, in all actions, various individual, organizational or institutional agents combine actional capabilities with tools, institutions, infrastructure and other elements by means of which they act. Second, the deployment of capabilities and means is permeated by ethical aspirations and hesitancies. Third, all domains of action are affected by these ethical dilemmas. Fourth, the dimensions of the technicity of action are typical of human life in general, and not just a regional or culturally specific phenomenon. In this study, an interdisciplinary approach is adopted to encompass the broad anthropological scope of this study and combine this bigger picture with detailed attention to the socio-historical particularities of action as it plays out in different contexts. Hermeneutics (the philosophical inquiry into the human phenomena of meaning, understanding and interpretation) and social science (as the study of all human affairs) are the two main disciplinary orientations of this book. This study clarifies the technical dimension of the entire spectrum of human action ranging from daily routine to the extreme of violent protest.

Author : John Coakley
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2012-11-12
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781446271674

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Nationalism, Ethnicity and the State by John Coakley Pdf

This exciting new book is the first to offer a truly comprehensive account of the vibrant topic of nationalism. Packed with a series of rich, illustrative examples, the book examines this powerful and remarkable political force by exploring: - Definitions of nationalism - Language and nationalism - Religion and Nationalism - Nationalist history - The social roots of ideologies and the significance of race, gender and class - Nationalist movements, from dominant majorities to peripheral minorities socio-economic and sociological perspectives - State responses to nationalism Supported by a number of helpful illustrations, tables and diagrams, the text is both engaging and highly informative. Nationalism, Ethnicity and the State: Making and Breaking Nations will prove an insightful read for both undergraduate and postgraduate students and researchers in the area of Politics and International Relations.

Author : Norbert Elias
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Sociology
ISBN : 1904558399

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The Collected Works of Norbert Elias by Norbert Elias Pdf

Author : Eric Dunning,Chris Rojek
Publisher : Springer
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2016-07-27
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781349111916

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Sport and Leisure in the Civilizing Process by Eric Dunning,Chris Rojek Pdf

How do figurational sociologists approach the subjects of sport and leisure? How does their approach differ from other approaches in the field? This major collection, edited by leading writers on sport and leisure, offers a superb introduction to the figurational sociology of sport and leisure. The distinctive features of the approach are clearly explained and contributors show how figurational sociology is applied in the analysis of concrete problems. However, the collection also gives space to critics of the figurational approach. Included here are contributions which claim that the approach is inaccurate, blinkered and irrelevant.