The Civilizing Process Sociogenetic and Psychogenetic Investigations

This Work Traces The Civilizing Of Manners In Western Europe Since The Middle Ages, And Shows How This Was Related To The Formation Of States And The Monopolization Of Power Within Them. Originally Published As Two Volumes: The History Of Manners And State Formation And Civilization. Pt. 1. On The Sociogenesis Of The Concepts Of Civilization And Culture 1. Sociogenesis Of The Antithesis Between Kultur And Zivilisation In German Usage. 2. Sociogenesis Of The Concept Of Civilisation In France -- Pt. 2. Civilization As A Specific Transformation Of Human Behaviour. I. The History Of The Concept Of Civilite. Ii. On Medieval Manners. Iii. The Problem Of The Change In Behaviour During The Renaissance. Iv. On Behaviour At Table. V. Changes In Attitudes Towards The Natural Functions. Vi. On Blowing One's Nose. Vii. On Spitting. Viii. On Behaviour In The Bedroom. Ix. Changes In Attitudes Towards The Relations Between Men And Women. X. On Changes In Aggressiveness. Xi. Scenes From The Life Of A Knight. Norbert Elias ; Translated By Edmund Jephcott With Some Notes And Corrections By The Author ; Edited By Eric Dunning, Johan Goudsblom, And Stephen Mennell. Originally Published As Über Den Prozess Der Zivilisation As Two Separate Volumes In 1939 By Hans Zum Falken, Basel--t.p. Verso. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [517]-553) And Index.