Skip to content

Violence and Civilization

Violence and Civilization Paperback - 1997 - 1st Edition

by Jonathan Fletcher

  • Used
  • very good
  • Paperback

Description

Polity Press, 1997. Paperback. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
Used - Very Good
NZ$12.55
FREE Shipping to USA Standard delivery: 4 to 8 days
More Shipping Options
Ships from ThriftBooks (Washington, United States)

Details

  • Title Violence and Civilization
  • Author Jonathan Fletcher
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition number 1st
  • Edition 1
  • Condition Used - Very Good
  • Pages 232
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Polity Press
  • Date 1997
  • Bookseller's Inventory # G0745618790I4N00
  • ISBN 9780745618791 / 0745618790
  • Weight 0.85 lbs (0.39 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.05 x 6.03 x 0.74 in (22.99 x 15.32 x 1.88 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Civilization, Violence
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 97003426
  • Dewey Decimal Code 303.6

About ThriftBooks Washington, United States

Biblio member since 2018
Seller rating: This seller has earned a 4 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.

From the largest selection of used titles, we put quality, affordable books into the hands of readers

Terms of Sale: 30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.

Browse books from ThriftBooks

From the rear cover

This book provides an introduction to the work of Norbert Elias. It is the first systematic appraisal of two central themes of his thought - violence and civilization. Although Elias is best known for his theory of civilizing processes, this study highlights the crucial importance of the concept of decivilizing processes. Fletcher argues that while Elias did not develop a theory of decivilizing processes, such a theory is logically implied in his perspective and is highly pertinent to an understanding of the most violent episodes of twentieth-century history, such as the Nazi genocides.

Elias's original synthesis of sociology and psychology is examined through an analysis of several key texts including The Civilizing Process, The Established and the Outsiders and The Germans. Fletcher shows how Elias constructs his "figurational models" and applies these comparatively to specific historical examples drawn from England and Germany.

Violence and Civilization is an excellent introduction to Elias's work. It will appeal to students of sociology, anthropology, and history interested in understanding the phenomenon of violence in the modern world.

About the author

Jonothan Fletcher is currently a researcher in Brussels.