Towards a ‘central theory’: The scope and relevance of the sociology of Norbert Elias

The Sociology of Norbert Elias

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 1-22

  Quilley, Stephen ^a   Loyal, Steven ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

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DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511488832.001     Document Type: Chapter

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