The Civilizing Process

The Civilizing Process Sociogenetic and Psychogenetic Investigations

2nd edition

Paperback (14 May 2000)

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Publisher's Synopsis

The Civilizing Process stands out as Norbert Elias' greatest work, tracing the "civilizing" of manners and personality in Western Europe since the late Middle Ages by demonstrating how the formation of states and the monopolization of power within them changed Western society forever.

Book information

ISBN: 9780631221616
Publisher: Wiley
Imprint: Wiley Blackwell
Pub date:
Edition: 2nd edition
Language: English
Number of pages: 592
Weight: 866g
Height: 228mm
Width: 152mm
Spine width: 29mm