How long does it take to read The Civilizing Process?
The Civilizing Process by Norbert Elias takes about 8 hours 41 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 8 hours 41 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 1937. 474 pages, about 130,350 words.
18 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 14 hours 29 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 8 hours 41 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 5 hours 26 minutes |
The page count is the median across 27 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
Subjects: Political sociology, Politics and government, Social conditions, The State, Civilization, History
