{"title":"Norbert Elias","description":"\u003cp\u003eNorbert Elias offers profound insights into the development of societies through works that explore the intricate processes of social change and human behaviour. His books blend historical analysis with sociological perspective, revealing how cultural norms and institutions evolve over time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders venturing into this collection will find compelling studies on the dynamics of power, discipline, and identity within historical contexts, particularly touching on themes like the naval profession and the civilising process. These are essential reads for those interested in \u003cem\u003ehistory\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003emilitary\u003c\/em\u003e studies, and the social sciences.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-genesis-of-the-naval-profession-by-norbert-elias-9781904558804","title":"The Genesis of the Naval Profession","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe emergence of the professional naval officer was related both to the necessities of naval warfare and to the structure of society on land. Originally, warships were manned by two separate sets of commanders: gentleman soldiers skilled in fighting, and 'tarpaulins' of humbler social origin skilled in navigation and the manual skills of sailing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eElias traces the onboard conflicts between them, from Drake's famous insistence that the gentlemen 'haul and draw' with the sailors, to the gradual merging of the two hierarchies by the end of the eighteenth century. The innovation of the midshipmen—boys of gentle birth who both learned the manual skills of the sailor and received the education of a gentleman—gave crucial advantage to the British Royal Navy over the French and Spanish, in which the greater rigidity of social barriers ashore prevented a similar solution afloat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePlanned but never completed by Elias, this book has been reconstructed from his mainly unpublished typescripts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47000782471404,"sku":"9781904558804","price":104.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/2513903482866.jpg?v=1763304303"},{"product_id":"the-civilizing-process-by-norbert-elias-9780631221616","title":"The Civilizing Process","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Civilizing Process\u003c\/em\u003e stands out as Norbert Elias' greatest work, tracing the 'civilizing' of manners and personality in Western Europe since the Middle Ages. It shows how this development was related to the formation of states and the monopolisation of power within them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt comprises the two volumes originally published in English as \u003cem\u003eThe History of Manners\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eState Formation and Civilization\u003c\/em\u003e. Now, in a single volume, the book is restored to its original format and made available worldwide to a new generation of readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this new edition, the original text is extensively revised, corrected, and updated. The Revised Edition reveals anew and afresh the greatness of Elias' masterpiece.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47599272394988,"sku":"9780631221616","price":73.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780631221616-the-civilizing-process.jpg?v=1777974907"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/collections\/norbert-elias.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}