The Anthem Companion to Erving Goffman

(Hardback)

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The purpose of the volume as with the other volumes published in the Anthem Press Companion to Sociology series is to provide a comprehensive overview of Erving Goffmans continued importance within the field of sociology and related social science disciplines.

The book will engage with some of the major themes and continuing concerns of Goffmans sociology. Chapters have been selected based on their scope and their thematic content covering significant aspects of Goffmans life and work, and authors have been selected based on their longstanding interest in and extensive knowledge of Goffmans work.

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The Anthem Companions to Sociology offers wide ranging and masterly overviews of the works of major sociologists. The volumes in the series provide authoritative and critical appraisals of key figures in modern social thought. These books, written and edited by leading figures, are essential additional reading on the history of sociology. Gerard Delanty, Professor ofSociology, University of Sussex, Brighton

This ambitious series provides an intellectually thoughtful introduction to the featured social theorists and offers a comprehensive assessment of their legacy. Each edited collection synthesizes the many dimensions of therespective theorists contributions and sympathetically ponders the various nuances in and the broader societal context for their body of work. The series will be appreciated by seasoned scholars and students alike.Michele Dillon, Professor of Sociology and Dean of the College of Liberal Arts, University of NewHampshire.

Author Bio

Michael Hviid Jacobsen is a professor of sociology at Aalborg University, Denmark.