The book focuses on the history of Elias' most famous and important work Process of Civilization in close relation to the historical and biographical context. It starts with Elias' childhood and intellectual background and paints a detailed picture of the development of German sociology in early 20th century up to the World War 2.
On Norbert Elias: Becoming a Human Scientist Prologue.- A long Life Has its Advantages or: The Late Career of a Book.- On the Plan of this Academic Work.- In Front of the Mirror.- Childhood, Youth, Maturation.- Old Heidelberg, You Delicate.- The First Appearance at the Zurich Soziologentag.- The End in Frankfurt.- The Great Book.- Hoping and Waiting.
Hermann Korte was a Professor of Sociology at the universities Bochum and Hamburg. From 1974 to 2016 he was trustee of the Norbert Elias-Foundation in Amsterdam. He is a member of the P.E.N. Center in Germany.
The book focuses on the history of Elias' most famous and important work Process of Civilization in close relation to the historical and biographical context. It starts with Elias' childhood and intellectual background and paints a detailed picture of the development of German sociology in early 20th century up to the World War 2.
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On Norbert Elias: Becoming a Human Scientist Prologue A long Life Has its Advantages or: The Late Career of a Book On the Plan of this Academic Work In Front of the Mirror Childhood, Youth, Maturation Old Heidelberg, You Delicate The First Appearance at the Zurich Soziologentag The End in Frankfurt The Great Book Hoping and Waiting
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