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On Norbert Elias - Becoming a Human Scientist

Edited by Stefanie Ernst

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  • © 2017

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Authors:
  1. Hermann Korte

    1. Münster, Germany

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  • Biographical insights in the history of Elias' "Process of Civilization"
  • First translation of the crucial work of Hermann Korte
  • A well-informed good read
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XVI
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  2. First Chapter A Long Life Has its Advantages—or: The Late Career of a Book

    • Hermann Korte
    Pages 1-29

  3. Second Chapter On the Plan of this Academic Work

    • Hermann Korte
    Pages 31-42

  4. Third Chapter In Front of the Mirror

    • Hermann Korte
    Pages 43-66

  5. Fourth Chapter Childhood, Youth, Maturation

    • Hermann Korte
    Pages 67-103

  6. Fifth Chapter Old Heidelberg, You Delicate

    • Hermann Korte
    Pages 105-115

  7. Sixth Chapter The First Appearance at the Zurich ‘Soziologentag’

    • Hermann Korte
    Pages 117-132

  8. Seventh Chapter The End in Frankfurt

    • Hermann Korte
    Pages 133-151

  9. Eighth Chapter The Great Book

    • Hermann Korte
    Pages 153-200

  10. Ninth Chapter Hoping and Waiting

    • Hermann Korte
    Pages 201-221

  11. Back Matter

    Pages 223-237
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About this book

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.



Authors and Affiliations

  • Münster, Germany

    Hermann Korte

About the author


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.




Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: On Norbert Elias - Becoming a Human Scientist

  • Book Subtitle: Edited by Stefanie Ernst

  • Authors: Hermann Korte

  • Translated by: Stefanie Affeldt

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-17352-4

  • Publisher: Springer VS Wiesbaden

  • eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH 2017

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-658-17351-7Published: 17 March 2017

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-658-17352-4Published: 17 March 2017

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVI, 237

  • Number of Illustrations: 8 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Historical Sociology, Sociology of Culture, Sociological Theory, Knowledge - Discourse

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