02674nam 2200625 a 450 991082237640332120200520144314.01-282-25428-697866138149370-85745-501-X10.1515/9780857455017(CKB)2670000000230729(EBL)982090(OCoLC)802695017(SSID)ssj0000695088(PQKBManifestationID)12330132(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000695088(PQKBWorkID)10670614(PQKB)11332318(MiAaPQ)EBC982090(DE-B1597)636111(DE-B1597)9780857455017(EXLCZ)99267000000023072920120126d2012 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrChanging perceptions of the public sphere /edited by Christian J. Emden, David MidgleyNew York Berghahn Books20121 online resource (216 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-85745-500-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.pt. 1. Publics before the public sphere -- pt. 2. Thinking about Enlightenment publics -- pt. 3. Cultural politics and literary publics.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 rightCommunicationSocial aspectsEuropeHistoryCommunicationPolitical aspectsHistoryPublic opinionEuropeHistoryCivil societyEuropeHistoryCommunicationSocial aspectsHistory.CommunicationPolitical aspectsHistory.Public opinionHistory.Civil societyHistory.302.2Emden Christian1593400Midgley David R.1948-107271MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910822376403321Changing perceptions of the public sphere4059588UNINA