The Court Society
by Norbert Elias
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"The Court Society is a book to be read on several levels. It is a historical book, carefully researched and with great imagination painting a vivid and detailed picture of the life of the king and his courtiers during the reign of Louis XIV. But it is concerned with more than this. From the time of the pharaohs to the downfall of king and emperors in the twentieth century, princely court societies have played a vital role in the development of humanity. The Court Society provides the key to show more an understanding not only of a particular court society but of court societies in general. Professor Elias raises the question, for example, of how it was possible for a single person, a monarch, to rule, and to count on the obedience of, millions of people. Was Louis XIV really the "absolute" monarch he is described today as being? Was he truly free to do what he liked, or were there clearly defined limits to the power of even an absolute prince? The Court Society is a sociological enquiry into the problems of power, particularly that of a hierarchic institution headed by a single person. As such, it has a great deal of importance to say about many situations in the world today"--Publisher. show lessTags
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En el centro de los intereses sociológicos de Norbert Ellas se encuentra la relación entre empirismo y teoría. Su propósito es fijar tecnológicamente el concepto de "sociedad cortesana" en el mismo sentido en que se ha fijado la idea de "sociedad burguesa". El autor evidencia, con conocimientos históricos admirables, el proceso por el cual la sociedad cortesana pudo ser ejemplar y soberana hasta su relevo por la sociedad burguesa, enriqueciendo así un campo de estudio que durante mucho tiempo se había descuidado. En su introducción, Elias aclara la relación entre sociología y ciencia de la historia, asignando a la sociología la tarea de contribuir, a través de su investigación, a las valoraciones autónomas de las show more relaciones históricas. show less
Aug 14, 2025Spanish
Noioso. Abbandonato nemmeno a metà
Mar 10, 2015 (Edited)Italian
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- Original title
- Die höfische Gesselschaft : Untersuchungen zur Soziologie des Königtums und der höfischen Aristokratie
- Original publication date
- 1933 (unpublished habilitation) (unpublished habilitation); 1969; 1974 (French) (French)
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- Sociology, Nonfiction, History, General Nonfiction, Philosophy
- DDC/MDS
- 305.52 — Social sciences Social sciences, sociology & anthropology Groups of people People by social and economic levels Upper Class
- LCC
- HT647 .E5313 — Social sciences Communities. Classes. Races Communities. Classes. Races Classes Classes arising from birth
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- 8 — Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 22
- ASINs
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