The Loneliness of the Dying - AND Humana Conditio (Hardcover)

This volume contains two of Elias' shorter books. "The Loneliness of the Dying" is one of his most admired works - drawing on a range of literary and historical sources, it is sensitive and even moving in its discussion of the changing social context of death and dying over the centuries. Today, when death is less familiar to most people in everyday life, the dying frequently experience the loneliness of social isolation. "Humana Conditio", written in 1985 to mark the fortieth anniversary of the end of the Second World War, has never before been published in English. 'Human beings', writes Elias, 'have made the reciprocal murdering of people a permanent institution. Wars are part of a fixed tradition of humanity. They are anchored in its social institutions and in the social habitus of people, even the most peace-loving'. Elias' meditation on the human lot ranges over the whole of human history, to international relations and the future of humanity.

General

Imprint:	University College Dublin Press
Country of origin:	Ireland
Series:	Collected Works of Norbert Elias, v. 6
Release date:	April 2010
First published:	October 2010
Authors:	Norbert Elias
Editors:	Alan Scott • Brigitte Scott
Dimensions:	156 x 234 x 24mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	192
ISBN-13:	978-1-906359-06-5
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Death & dying > General
LSN:	1-906359-06-7
Barcode:	9781906359065

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