Erving Goffman and the Cold War

This new reading of Erving Goffman's work shows how his analyses of everyday life portray interactional analogs of larger Cold War realities. Rather than viewing Goffman as microsociologist of the mundane, he is shown to be a powerful social theorist of the American Cold War.

List of contents

Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1. Loyalty
Chapter 2. Secrecy
Chapter 3. Strategy
Chapter 4. Spies
Chapter 5. Interrogation
Chapter 6. Provocation
Chapter 7. Aggression
Conclusion
Bibliography
About the Author

About the author

By Gary D. Jaworski

Summary

This new reading of Erving Goffman’s work shows how his analyses of everyday life portray interactional analogs of larger Cold War realities. Rather than viewing Goffman as microsociologist of the mundane, he is shown to be a powerful social theorist of the American Cold War.

Product details

• Authors: Gary D. Jaworski, Jaworski Gary D.
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.09.2023
• EAN: 9781666936803
• ISBN: 978-1-66693-680-3
• No. of pages: 262
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Contemporary history (1945 to 1989); Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; USA, Social Theory, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Geopolitics, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Social Theory, United States of America, USA, The Cold War, Cold wars and proxy conflicts, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / General