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9781904558439
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
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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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