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Changing perceptions of the public sphere / edited by Christian J. Emden, David Midgley.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Habermas, Jürgen.
- Communication--Social aspects--Europe--History.
- Communication.
- Communication--Political aspects--History.
- Public opinion--Europe--History.
- Public opinion.
- Civil society--Europe--History.
- Civil society.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (216 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Berghahn Books, 2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- 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
- Contents:
- pt. 1. Publics before the public sphere
- pt. 2. Thinking about Enlightenment publics
- pt. 3. Cultural politics and literary publics.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786613814937
- 9781282254282
- 1282254286
- 9780857455017
- 085745501X
- OCLC:
- 802695017
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