Eric Dunning
Eric Geoffrey Dunning ( December 27, 1936 - February 10, 2019 ) was a British sociologist and professor emeritus from the University of Leicester . He was one of the most important students of Norbert Elias , with whom he worked for decades. He applied his methods from the sociology of figuration to investigations into the historical development of sport, leisure and violence. Dunning was one of the pioneers in sports sociology .
Fonts (selection)
- With Norbert Elias: Sport in the process of civilization. Studies on the sociology of figuration , Münster: Lit, 1982, ISBN 3886600459
- With Norbert Elias: Quest for excitement. Sport and leisure in the civilizing process , Oxford, UK; New York, USA: B. Blackwell, 1986, ISBN 0631146547
- Sport and tension in the process of civilization , Frankfurt am Main: Suhrkamp, 2003, ISBN 9783518583630
- With Patrick Murphy and John Williams: The roots of football hooliganism. An historical and sociological study , London; New York: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1988; ISBN 0710213360
- Sport matters. Sociological studies of sport, violence, and civilization , London; New York: Routledge, 1999. ISBN 0415064139 , full text version online (PDF, accessed November 30, 2014).
Web links
- Eric Dunning at the University of Leicester
- Literature by and about Eric Dunning in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ^ Death of Eric Dunning. Retrieved February 18, 2019 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Dunning, Eric |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Dunning, Eric Geoffrey |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British sociologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 27, 1936 |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 10, 2019 |