by Norbert Elias, Eric Dunning · FCE · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788437503103
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This book, written by Norbert Elias and Eric Dunning, explores the relationship between sport, leisure, and the civilizing process. Through a series of essays, the authors analyze the genesis of sport as a sociological problem, social ties and violence in sport, the dynamics of modern sport, and the search for emotion in leisure. Topics such as violence, the development of modern sport, and its impact on society are examined. A fundamental work to understand the evolution of sport and its role in modern society.
Norbert Elias was a German sociologist who later became a British citizen. He is especially famous for his theory of civilizing/decivilizing processes.
