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La dynamique de l'Occident

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Norbert Elias analyse l'évolution de la civilisation occidentale en mettant en parallèle la logique des pulsions individuelles de chacun, et celle de la formation d'un pouvoir étatique et centralisé. Il y voit la clé du développement politique de notre société, qu'il analyse, dans une première partie historique (du Moyen Âge à nos jours), avant de proposer la théorie de ce mouvement, qui conduit les acteurs sociaux à se montrer de plus en plus rationnels au fur et à mesure d'une évolution qui fait de la violence un monopole de l'État.
Conclusion de la réflexion engagée dans La Civilisation des mœurs , ce texte fondamental donne la pleine mesure du talent de Norbert Elias.

320 pages, Pocket Book

First published January 1, 1939

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Norbert Elias

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Norbert Elias was a German-Jewish sociologist who later became a British citizen, though he is often referred to as a Dutch thinker, and made his home in Amsterdam in his latter years.

Elias's theory focused on the relationship between power, behavior, emotion, and knowledge over time. He significantly shaped what is called process or figurational sociology. Due to historical circumstances, Elias had long remained a marginal author, until being rediscovered by a new generation of scholars in the 1970s, when he eventually became one of the most influential sociologists in the history of the field.

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J'ai compris genre 10% mais les 10% étaient grave intéressants
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« La "civilisation" est donc une arme à double tranchant. »
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April 10, 2024
Ouvrage très intéressant du grand Elias, particulièrement sur la socio-genèse des états modernes et le processus de monopolisation des états.
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