The Civilizing Process
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The book The Civilizing Process written by German sociologist Norbert Elias is an influential work in sociology. It was first published in 1939 in German Über den Prozeß der Zivilisation. Because of the World War it was virtually ignored, but republished in the 1960s when it was also translated into English.
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- For a discussion of the book by Fred Spier, Amsterdam School of Social Science Research Norbert Elias's Theory of Civilizing Processes Again Under Discussion; An exploration of the sociology of regimes
- For a special issue of Theory, Culture & Society on "Norbert Elias and Figurational Sociology
- HyperElias@WorldCatalogue, an online-bibliography aiming to incorporate ALL "white", "gray" and even manuscript materials, including all oral communications by Norbert Elias ever made public directly or indirectly worldwide, in all available print and AV-media.
- Norbert Elias and Process Sociology, identifies and provides internet resources for all social scientists working with the ideas of Norbert Elias and process sociology.
- The Norbert Elias Foundation
