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Norbert Elias’s status as an influential sociologist was secured only in the late 1970s, when the first volume of his magnum opus, The Civilizing Process, was finally published in English. By that stage, already over 80 years old, Elias had given an extraordinary lifetime’s service to the discipline of sociology.
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Giulianotti, R. (2004). Civilizing Games: Norbert Elias and the Sociology of Sport. In: Giulianotti, R. (eds) Sport and Modern Social Theorists. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230523180_10
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