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Erving Goffman and Modern Sociology

By Philip Manning

Book information

Publisher
Polity Press
Year
1992
ISBN
0745608523, 9780745608525
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
14 MB (14199009 bytes)
Series
Key Contemporary Thinkers
Pages
200\210
Scanned
yes
Time added
2016-07-18 01:09:31
Social Sciences;Children’s Studies;Communication &

Description

The work of Erving Goffman has had an enormous impact throughout the social sciences. Yet his writings have not received the detailed scrutiny which they deserve. This new book is the first comprehensive and accessible account of Erving Goffman's contributions, ranging in its scope from his very earliest work right up to the projects upon which he was engaged at the time of his death. Goffman's writings, Manning argues, are much more systematic and conceptually powerful than is ordinarily acknowledged. The book thus offers a defence of Goffman's writings as well as providing an introduction for those who have no prior acquaintance with Goffman's ideas.

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