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Norbert Elias and Violence

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Editors:
  1. Tatiana Savoia Landini

    1. Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

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  2. François Dépelteau

    1. Laurentian University, Sudbury, Canada

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  • Sheds critical light on one of the most salient social ills of contemporary society

  • Attempts to identify and fill the gaps in Norbert Elias's understanding of violence

  • Deals with a range of diverse topics, from martial arts to contemporary terrorism

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Introduction

    • Tatiana Savoia Landini, François Dépelteau
    Pages 1-10

  3. An Introduction to Elias’s Views on Violence

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 11-11
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    2. War, Hope and Fear: Writings on Violence at the End of a Long Life

      • Tatiana Savoia Landini
      Pages 13-31

    3. Figurational Analysis of Michael Haneke’s Time of the Wolf

      • İrem Özgören Kınlı
      Pages 33-52

  4. Strengths and Limits

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 53-53
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    2. Violence and Civilité: The Ambivalences of the State

      • Florence Delmotte, Christophe Majastre
      Pages 55-80

    3. Elias’s Civilizing Process and Janus-Faced Modernity

      • François Dépelteau
      Pages 81-115

    4. Civilisation and Violence at the Periphery of Capitalism: Notes for Rethinking the Brazilian Civilizing Process

      • Juliano de Souza, Wanderley Marchi Jr.
      Pages 117-137

    5. Self-Inflicted Wound: On the Paradoxical Dimensions of American Violence

      • Kyle W. Letteney
      Pages 139-157

  6. Back Matter

    Pages 227-232
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About this book

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 democracy. 

Reviews

“Contrary to a widespread misunderstanding of his theory of civilising processes, Norbert Elias did not believe that violence could ever disappear from human life. He had seen enough to fear that the fragile civilised veneer of modern life would crack and violence would erupt again. In this book, a group of young scholars vigorously explore whether and how his fears were justified.” (Stephen Mennell, University College Dublin, Ireland)

“At a time when both national and international relations are undergoing major processes of change, and with the use of violence providing a central tool for the resolution of conflict, this volume is indeed timely in making a major contribution to our understanding of the processes involved. It is highly recommended.” (David N. Ashton, Professor Emeritus, University of Leicester, UK)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

    Tatiana Savoia Landini

  • Laurentian University, Sudbury, Canada

    François Dépelteau

About the editors

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 processual sociology of Norbert Elias and on the topic of sexual violence against children and adolescents. 

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Norbert Elias and Violence

  • Editors: Tatiana Savoia Landini, François Dépelteau

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-56118-3

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan New York

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

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-56117-6Published: 21 March 2017

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-56118-3Published: 20 March 2017

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XI, 232

  • Number of Illustrations: 2 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Historical Sociology, Cultural Theory, Sociological Theory

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