Norbert Elias and Human Interdependencies.

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Contributors -- Introduction -- 1 Perspectives on a Long Life: Norbert Elias and the Process of Civilization -- 2 The Other Side of the Coin: Decivilizing Processes -- 3 The Integration of Classes and Sexes in the Twentieth Century: Etiquette Books and Emotion Management -- 4 Exploring Netiquette: Figurations and Reconfigurations in Cybernetic Space -- 5 Unpacking the Civilizing Process: Interdependence and Shame -- 6 On the Relationship between Literature and Sociology in the Work of Norbert Elias -- 7 The Trials of Homo Clausus: Elias, Weber, and Goethe on the Sociogenesis of the Modern Self -- 8 Civilizing Sexuality: Marie de France's Lay with Two Names -- 9 Writing in the Face of Death: Norbert Elias and Autobiographies of Cancer -- 10 The Changing Balance of Power between Men and Women: A Figurational Study of the Public and the Private Spheres in Western Societies -- 11 Symbol and Integration Process: Two Meanings of the Concept "Nation -- 12 The Second Pillar of State Power: Figurational Explorations of the State and Money -- 13 The American Civilizing Process -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Z.

Norbert Elias (1897-1990), author of the modern classic The Civilizing Process, was one of the most fascinating scientists of the twentieth century. In Norbert Elias and Human Interdependencies leading scholars from Europe, the United States, and Canada introduce, evaluate, and apply Elias's achievements and explore the interdependence of individuals in an increasingly global society.

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