The Idea of the Public Sphere A Reader |
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Editor:
| Gripsrud, Jostein Moe, Hallvard Molander, Anders Murdock, Graham |
Contribution by:
| Arendt, Hannah Benhabib, Seyla Bohman, James Dewey, John Elster, Jon Fraser, Nancy Habermas, Jürgen Hegel, G. W. F. Kant, Immanuel Kluge, Alexander Lippmann, Walter Luhmann, Niklas Mouffe, Chantal Negt, Oskar Peters, Bernhard Rawls, John Schmitt, Carl Schumpeter, Joseph |
ISBN: | 978-0-7391-4197-7 |
Publication Date: | Oct 2010 |
Publisher: | Lexington Books/Fortress Academic
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $140.00 |
Book Description:
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The Idea of the Public Sphere offers a wide-ranging, accessible, and easy-to-use introduction to one of the most influential ideas in modern social and political thought, tracing its development from the origins of modern democracy in the Eighteenth Century to present day debates. This book brings key texts by the leading contributors in the field together in a single volume. It explores current topics such as the role of religion in public affairs, the implications of the...
More Description The Idea of the Public Sphere offers a wide-ranging, accessible, and easy-to-use introduction to one of the most influential ideas in modern social and political thought, tracing its development from the origins of modern democracy in the Eighteenth Century to present day debates. This book brings key texts by the leading contributors in the field together in a single volume. It explores current topics such as the role of religion in public affairs, the implications of the internet for organizing public deliberation, and the transnationalisation of public issues.