Genesis of modern genocide: Norbert Elias' civilizing process theory

Essay from the year 2008 in the subject Sociology - Law and Delinquency, grade: 1,0, University of Leicester, language: English, abstract: The phrase that the 'civilized Western World' has to defence its values even by using physical violence is often mentioned by politicians and media makers. Especially the 'war on terror' draws a picture of the necessity of the West's force against the 'barbarism', which seems to menace the 'civilized' order. In fact that seems to be a contradiction in te...