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The book focuses on the history of Elias´ most famous and important work "Process of Civilization" in close relation to the historical and biographical context. It starts with Elias´ childhood and intellectual background and paints a detailed picture of the development of German sociology in early 20th century up to the World War 2.

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On Norbert Elias: Becoming a Human Scientist - Prologue.- A long Life Has its Advantages - or: The Late Career of a Book.- On the Plan of this Academic Work.- In Front of the Mirror.- Childhood, Youth, Maturation.- Old Heidelberg, You Delicate.- The First Appearance at the Zurich ´Soziologentag´.- The End in Frankfurt.- The Great Book.- Hoping and Waiting.

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Hermann Korte was a Professor of Sociology at the universities Bochum and Hamburg. From 1974 to 2016 he was trustee of the Norbert Elias-Foundation in Amsterdam. He is a member of the P.E.N. Center in Germany.

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