The Civilizing Process
Blackwell Publishing Limited, (2000)Abstract
The Civilizing Process stands out as Norbert Elias' greatest work,
tracing the 'civilizing' of manners and personality in Western Europe
since the Middle Ages, and showing how this was related to the formation
of states and the monopolization of power within them. It comprises
the two volumes originally published in English as The History of
Manners and State Formation and Civilization, now, in a single volume,
the book is restored to its original format and made available world-wide
to a new generation of readers.In this new edition, the original
text is extensively revised, corrected, and updated. The Revised
Edition reveals anew and afresh the greatness of Elias' masterpiece.
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