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The Civilizing Process: Sociogenetic and Psychogenetic Investigations
Norbert Elias
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Description for The Civilizing Process: Sociogenetic and Psychogenetic Investigations
Paperback. * Completely overhauled version of the combined classic texts The History of Manners and State Formation and Civilization. * Revised throughout, updated postscript and bibliography, and line corrections made from the original version. * Contents lists combined and restructured. . Num Pages: 592 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1D; 3J; JFCX; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 740.
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.
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.
Product Details
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
592
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
Number of Pages
592
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780631221616
SKU
V9780631221616
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About Norbert Elias
Norbert Elias (1897-1990) taught at the University of Frankfurt until his exile from Hitler's Germany. In Britain, he worked at the Universities of London and Leicester, and in retirement was visiting professor in Ghana, Amsterdam, Munster, Bielefeld and many other universities. By the time of his death he was recognized as one of the outstanding social scientists of the twentieth ... Read more
Reviews for The Civilizing Process: Sociogenetic and Psychogenetic Investigations
"Without doubt the most important piece of historical sociology since Max Weber." Richard Sennett, London School of Economics. "A modern classic of the first order." Lewis Coser. "Elias has all the boldness and sureness of touch of the old masters, of whom he is perhaps the last. Reading his pages one again and again ... Read more