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Norbert Elias: A Milestone in Historical Psycho‐Sociology The Making of the Social Person
Author(s) -
NIESTROJ BRIGITTE H.E.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
journal of historical sociology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.186
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1467-6443
pISSN - 0952-1909
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-6443.1989.tb00136.x
Subject(s) - milestone , originality , subject (documents) , sociology , perspective (graphical) , social thought , epistemology , relevance (law) , historical sociology , social science , history , law , philosophy , political science , politics , archaeology , art , computer science , qualitative research , library science , visual arts
The originality of Elias's perspective and the significance of the subject he has chosen in his main works The Civilizing Process and The Court Society will be evaluated and explained in the light of the history and rediscovery of his work in West Germany and of some roots of the psycho‐sociological historical approach. The paper begins with an intellectual‐biographical note, introduces the crucial aspects of Elias's main work, offers a critical debate and concludes with a historical‐intellectual rooting of the investigation.