Excitement processes

Jan Haut, Paddy Dolan, Dieter Reicher, Raul Sánchez García (eds)

Springer - Berlin

2018

The book focuses on major aspects of Norbert Elias's social theory through research on supposed “minor” topics, such as manners, sports, leisure and cultural practices. While many of his publications became essential for scholars in the different disciplines concerned, the development of the figurational approach towards these fields was not always completed.