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Norbert Elias

Born

in Breslau (Wrocław), Silesia, Poland

June 22, 1897

Died

August 01, 1990

Website

http://www.norberteliasfoundation.nl

Genre

Social Sciences

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Norbert Elias was a German-Jewish sociologist who later became a British citizen, though he is often referred to as a Dutch thinker, and made his home in Amsterdam in his latter years.

Elias's theory focused on the relationship between power, behavior, emotion, and knowledge over time. He significantly shaped what is called process or figurational sociology. Due to historical circumstances, Elias had long remained a marginal author, until being rediscovered by a new generation of scholars in the 1970s, when he eventually became one of the most influential sociologists in the history of the field.

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	The Civilizing Process 4.24 avg rating — 1,030 ratings — published 1939 — 49 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	تنهایی دم مرگ by Norbert Elias, امید مهرگان (Translator), صالح نجفی (Translator) 3.87 avg rating — 725 ratings — published 1982 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The History of Manners (The Civilizing Process, Vol. 1) by Norbert Elias, Edmund Jephcott (Translator) 4.15 avg rating — 368 ratings — published 1939 — 25 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mozart: Portrait of a Genius by Norbert Elias, Edmund Jephcott (Translator) 3.86 avg rating — 376 ratings — published 1991 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Court Society 3.97 avg rating — 249 ratings — published 1939 — 38 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Established and the Outsiders by Norbert Elias, John L. Scotson 3.99 avg rating — 208 ratings — published 1965 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Society of Individuals 3.99 avg rating — 158 ratings — published 1987 — 25 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Time: An Essay 3.87 avg rating — 143 ratings — published 1988 — 24 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Power & Civility (The Civilizing Process, Vol. 2) by Norbert Elias, Edmund Jephcott (Translator) 4.19 avg rating — 110 ratings — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	What Is Sociology? 3.87 avg rating — 114 ratings — published 1970 — 20 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Death is a problem of the living. Dead people have no problems.”
― Norbert Elias

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“I wish you all the pleasurable excitement one can have without hurting others and one's own dignity.”
― Norbert Elias

tags: excitement-of-youth

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“The peculiarity of innovative fantasies in the form of works of art is that they are fantasies kindled by material which is accessible to many people. In a word, they are de-privatised fantasies. That sounds simple, but the whole difficulty of artistic creation shows itself when someone tries to cross this bridge — the bridge of de-privatisation. It could also be called the bridge of sublimation.”
― Norbert Elias, Mozart: Portrait of a Genius

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