Norbert Elias post-philosophical sociology - Kilminster, Richard (London ; New York : Routledge, 2007)
Understanding Elias -- Origins of Elias's synthesis -- Norbert Elias and Karl Mannheim -- The civilizing process : the structure of a classic -- Involved detachment : knowledge and self-knowledge in Elias -- The symbol theory : secular humanism as a research programme -- Concluding remarks : the fourth blow to man's narcissism.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Keywords: Elias, Norbert, -- 1897-1990.; Sociology; Electronic books