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Germany’s Special Path to Where? Elias in the Eurozone

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Norbert Elias and Empirical Research

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Norbert Elias was a witness to the twentieth century. His commitment to taking a long-term view of the process of societal change emerged from a long life (1897–1990), the formative years of which were forged in a nation that underwent rapid spurts of development in both positive and negative directions. Clearly, to have anything meaningful to say about these events, a long-term view was essential

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Clement, M. (2014). Germany’s Special Path to Where? Elias in the Eurozone. In: Landini, T.S., Dépelteau, F. (eds) Norbert Elias and Empirical Research. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137312143_12

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