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 ordi...

Although Freud’s impact on social science – and indeed 20th century social thought – has been extraordinary, his impact on American sociology has been left relatively unexplored. This ground-breaking book aims to fill this knowledge gap. By examining the work of pioneers such as G.H.Mead, Cooley, Parsons and Goffman, as well as a range of key contemporary thinkers, it provides an accurate history of the role Freud and psychoanalysis played in the development of American social theory. Desp...

In this Hugo Award–winning alternative history classic—the basis for the Amazon Original series—the United States lost World War II and was subsequently divided between the Germans in the East and the Japanese in the West.It’s America in 1962. Slavery is legal once again. The few Jews who still survive hide under assumed names. In this dystopian world, we meet characters like Frank Frink, a dealer of counterfeit Americana who is himself hiding his Jewish ancestry; ...

WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF THE ALLIES HAD LOST THE WAR?_______________________________'Truth, she thought. As terrible as death. But harder to find.'America, fifteen years after the end of the Second World War. The winning Axis powers have divided their spoils: the Nazis control New York, while California is ruled by the Japanese.But between these two states - locked in a cold war - lies a neutral buffer zon...

***'***If I vanished he wouldn't notice, if I died he wouldn't care. I think of him all the time, and he thinks of me not a******t all. I love him, and my love torments me. There are times when I feel like a ghost beside him; as if he alone is real, and I'm just a daydream.'Thi...

Following a devastating nuclear war, the Moral Reclamation government took over the world and forced its citizens to live by strictly puritanical rules—no premarital sex, drunkenness, or displaying of neon signs—all of which are reinforced through a constant barrage of messaging to the public. The chief purveyor of these messages is Alan Purcell, next in line to become head of the propaganda bureau. But there is just one problem: a statue of the government’s founder has been vandalized and...

The chilling true story of the notorious contract killer who led a terrifying double life as a family man.Philip Carlo's The Ice Man spent over six weeks on the New York Times Bestseller List. For thirty years, Richard "The Iceman" Kuklinski led a shocking double life, becoming the most notorious professional assassin in American history while happily hosting neighborhood barbecues in suburban New Jersey.Kuklinski was Sammy the Bull Gravano's partn...

Philip of Spain is known in England primarily as the husband of Mary I and the adversary of Elizabeth I. The Spanish Armada hangs about his neck like an albatross. He is defined by his brief marriage, his lack of Englishness, his Catholicism, his otherness, and all the additional layers of complication that these bring.Yet Philip's life encompasses most of the major struggles and issues of the sixteenth century, as he battled to control the vast Empires acquired by...

'One of the greatest anti-heroes ever written' LEE CHILDBerlin, March 1943. The mood in Germany is bleak after their stunning defeat at Stalingrad. Private Investigator Bernie Gunther is at work in the German War Crimes Bureau - weary, cynical but well aware of the value of truth in a world where that's now a rarity.When human remains are found deep in the Katyn Forest, Bernie is sent to investigate. Rumour has it that this mass grave is fu...

The Golden man was a novelette first published in 1953.In a post-apocalyptic future, the existence of mutants is now a fact. Suspected of being powerful, the mutants are feared and hare hunted by humans.Cris has a golden skin and is captured by the government, which tries to kill him.Will Cris manage to escape ? And what is his real power ?

Was, wenn Hitler den Krieg gewonnen hätte? Diese Frage machte Philip K. Dick zum Ausgangspunkt seines waghalsigsten und berühmtesten Romans.Amerika 1962: Das Land ist geteilt - die Westküste japanisch, der Osten deutsch. Nur in den Rockies gibt es eine neutrale Zone. Dort sucht die junge Judolehrerin Juliana einen mysteriösen Autor, der den Widerstand entfachen könnte. Nur er scheint zu wissen, wie man dem Albtraum der falschen Geschichte entkommt.Das Original zur US-Erfolgss...

Top Mafia hit man. Doting father. For 30 years, Richard 'the Ice Man' Kuklinski led a double life beyond anything ever seen on The Sopranos, becoming one of the most notorious professional assassins in American history while hosting neighbourhood barbecues in suburban New Jersey.Kuklinski was Sammy 'the Bull' Gravano's partner in the killing of Paul Castellano, John Gotti hired him to kill his neighbour and he was also intimately involved in the killing of Jimmy Hoffa. He ...