The Germans: Power Struggles and the Development of Habitus in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries

Elias, Norbert; Schroter, Michael, editor; Dunning, Eric, translator; Mennell, Stephen, translator

ISBN 10: 0231105622 / ISBN 13: 9780231105620

Published by Columbia University Press, New York, (1996), 1996

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Very Good, internally clean, solid hard cover First American Printing in a complete dust jacket with some scuffing to the front and back panels and scratching to the rear panel.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Germans: Power Struggles and the Development of Habitus in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries
• Publisher: Columbia University Press, New York, (1996)
• Publication Date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0231105622
• ISBN 13: 9780231105620
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First American
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Good Plus
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Synopsis

The last major work by one of our century's most influential social theorists, "The Germans" is a penetrating account of German social development, from the seventeenth century to the present. Enhanced by his deep understanding of other Western European nations, Norbert Elias's incisive analyses of nationalism, violence, and the breakdown of civilization will be an indispensable resource for those interested in modern European history and sociology and in European studies.

About the Author

Norbert Elias was Professor Emeritus at the University of Frankfurt until his death in 1990. He taught for many years at the University of Leicester in England and is the author of a number of books, including "The Civilizing Process" and "What is Sociology?"