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Civilizing Processes Myth or Reality? A Comment on Duerr's Critiqueof Elias
STEPHEN MENNELL UniversityCollege Dublin JOHAN GOUDSBLOM Universityof Amsterdam Hans-Peter Der vomZivilsationsprozess: 1, Nacktheit Scham vol. und Duerr, Mythos Der erotische Leib(1997).Frankfurt-am-Main: Suhrkamp.
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