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Title Changing perceptions of the public sphere / edited by Christian J. Emden, David Midgley
Published New York : Berghahn Books, 2012

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Description 1 online resource (vi, 208 pages) : illustrations
Contents pt. 1. Publics before the public sphere -- part 2. Thinking about Enlightenment publics -- part 3. Cultural politics and literary publics
Summary Initially propounded by the philosopher Jürgen Habermas in 1962 in order to describe the realm of social discourse between the state on one hand, and the private sphere of the market and the family on the other, the concept of a bourgeois public sphere quickly became a central point of reference in the humanities and social sciences. This volume reassesses the validity and reach of Habermas's concept beyond political theory by exploring concrete literary and cultural manifestations in early modern and modern Europe. The contributors ask whether, and in what forms, a social formation that right
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes English
Subject Habermas, Jürgen
SUBJECT Habermas, Jürgen fast
Subject Communication -- Social aspects -- Europe -- History
Communication -- Political aspects -- History
Public opinion -- Europe -- History
Civil society -- Europe -- History
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Communication Studies.
Civil society
Communication -- Political aspects
Communication -- Social aspects
Public opinion
Europe
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
Author Emden, Christian
Midgley, David R., 1948-
LC no. 2012001676
ISBN 9780857455017
085745501X
9780857455017
1282254286
9781282254282
9786613814937
6613814938