The Semiotic Self
"Wiley has entered a very important and controversial debate, in the politics of identity, with an extremely interesting and provocative theory ... [He] has encouraged the development of social theory in innovative directions. This latest publication promises more of the same. For those who take the social constitution of self as a central problematic, Wiley's book is the first major contribution in a long time."American Journal of Sociology"Highly stimulating and illuminating work."Contemporary Sociology"No brief review can do justice to the profundity and scope of this work ... Wiley displays impressive erudition and an exceptional ability to make fine distinctions ... Above all, I found this work a refreshing effort to rethink one of the givens of symbolic interactionism."Symbolic Interaction"An unusual and challenging assessment."Social Forces--This text refers to an alternatePaperbackedition.