Name: Quest for Excitement: Sport and Leisure in the Civilising Process (Collected Works Norbert Elias) (The Collected Works of Norbert Elias)
ISBN: 9781904558439

by Thomas, Keith, Elias, Norbert, Dunning, Eric

Quest for Excitement: Sport and Leisure in the Civilising Process (Collected Works Norbert Elias) (The Collected Works of Norbert Elias)

by Thomas, Keith, Elias, Norbert, Dunning, Eric

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ISBN-13: 9781904558439
ISBN: 1904558437
Edition: 2nd
Publication Date: 2009
Publisher: University College Dublin Press

AUTHOR

Thomas, Keith, Elias, Norbert, Dunning, Eric

SUMMARY

Elias and Dunning argue that in highly constrained, 'civilised' societies sports are to be understood not in terms of relaxation but rather a need for pleasurable excitement. The topics range historically from the ancient Greek Olympic Games to fox hunting and early forms of football.Thomas, Keith is the author of 'Quest for Excitement: Sport and Leisure in the Civilising Process (Collected Works Norbert Elias) (The Collected Works of Norbert Elias)', published 2009 under ISBN 9781904558439 and ISBN 1904558437.

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