Author : Norbert Elias
Release : 2001-10-15
Genre : Philosophy
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 990/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Society of Individuals by : Norbert Elias
Download or read book Society of Individuals written by Norbert Elias. This book was released on 2001-10-15. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in 1991 and now reissued by Continuum International, this book consists of three sections. The first, written in 1939, was either left out of Elias's most famous book, The Civilizing Process, or was written along with it. Part 2 was written between 1940 and 1960. Part 3 is from 1987. The entire book is a study of the unique relationship between the individual and society--Elias's best-known theme and the basis for the discipline of sociology.
