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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Münster, Germany

Hermann Korte

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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.

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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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