Essays III: On Sociology and the Humanities
Elias, Norbert / Kilminster, Richard / Mennell, Stephen
Almost half of the 28 essays in this volume have not been published in English before, and many of the others are little-known. Some directly express Elias's dissatisfaction with the historical, present-centered trend of modern sociology. Others scintillatingly show how wide-ranging were Elias's own sociological interests. Topics include, among many others: the work of Theodor Adorno, sociology and psychiatry, psychosomatic illness, human emot...