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Norbert Elias and Violence
. Ed(S): Depelteau, Francois; Landini, Tatiana Savoia
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Description for Norbert Elias and Violence
Hardback. Editor(s): Depelteau, Francois; Landini, Tatiana Savoia. Num Pages: 226 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. .
This book presents key conceptualizations of violence as developed by Norbert Elias. The authors explain and exemplify these concepts by analyzing Elias’s late texts, comparing his views to those of Sigmund Freud, and by analyzing the work of filmmaker Michael Haneke. The authors then discuss the strengths and shortcomings of Elias’s thoughts on violence by examining various social processes such as colonization, imperialism, and the Brazilian civilizing process—in addition to the ambivalence of state violence. The final chapters suggest how these concepts can be used to explain difficulties in implementing democracy, grappling with memories of violence, and state building after ... Read more
This book presents key conceptualizations of violence as developed by Norbert Elias. The authors explain and exemplify these concepts by analyzing Elias’s late texts, comparing his views to those of Sigmund Freud, and by analyzing the work of filmmaker Michael Haneke. The authors then discuss the strengths and shortcomings of Elias’s thoughts on violence by examining various social processes such as colonization, imperialism, and the Brazilian civilizing process—in addition to the ambivalence of state violence. The final chapters suggest how these concepts can be used to explain difficulties in implementing democracy, grappling with memories of violence, and state building after ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
226
Condition
New
Number of Pages
232
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137561176
SKU
V9781137561176
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About . Ed(S): Depelteau, Francois; Landini, Tatiana Savoia
François Dépelteau is Professor of Sociology at Laurentian University, Canada. He is a specialist in sociological theory and relational sociology, and has published many books and articles in journals such as Sociological Theory and The International Review of Sociology. Tatiana Savoia Landini is Associate Professor at Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Brazil. She is a specialist in the figurational and ... Read more
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