Norbert Elias, The retreat of sociologists into the present 28/04/2013methodology & social theory, other, Publicationswebmaster Sébastien Chauvin (2003, translator) Norbert Elias, “Le repli des sociologues dans le présent.” Genèses 52:133-151. With an introduction by Florence Weber. Translation of: Norbert Elias (1987), “The Retreat of Sociologists into the Present.” Theory, Culture & Society 4: 223-247.