Descripción
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.
Author: Elias
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 07/06/2000
Pages: 592
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.83lbs
Size: 9.03h x 6.02w x 1.33d
ISBN13: 9780631221616
ISBN10: 0631221611
BISAC Categories:
- History | Civilization
- Social Science | Sociology | General
- History | World | General
Author: Elias
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 07/06/2000
Pages: 592
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.83lbs
Size: 9.03h x 6.02w x 1.33d
ISBN13: 9780631221616
ISBN10: 0631221611
BISAC Categories:
- History | Civilization
- Social Science | Sociology | General
- History | World | General
About the Author
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 century. His previous Blackwell books include: The Norbert Elias Reader, The Court Society, The Loneliness of the Dying, Involvement and Detachment, Time: An Essay, The Society of Individuals and, with Eric Dunning, Quest for Excitement.