“ In every community, there is work to be done. In every nation, there are wounds to heal. In every heart, there is the power to do it. ” ― Marianne Williamson
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 ch
This is Volume 1 of Elias's work The Civilizing Process. The History of Manners examines the links between the social graces and social control, concentrating on changes in social norms and individual perceptions and behavior.
