UID:
edocfu_9959148387502883
Format:
1 online resource (160 p.)
ISBN:
1-134-33631-4
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1-134-33632-2
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1-280-22555-6
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9786610225552
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0-203-39076-8
Series Statement:
Thinking in action
Content:
The media often talk about public opinion, the 'American' or 'British' public, or the movie-going public. A public can hold an opinion and be divided. What is the public and where did it come from? Is there one public or many? Is the very idea of the public a myth?In this fascinating book, Alastair Hannay explores these questions and unpacks a much talked about but little understood phenomenon. He begins by tracing the origins of the public back to ancient Rome, before arguing that the idea of a public sphere is closely linked to the birth of democracy in the eighteenth century. He als
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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The public -- Public as audience -- The public sphere -- Public opinion -- Emptying public space -- Privacy and the media -- A common sense -- Transforming the private sphere.
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-415-32793-8
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-415-32792-X
Language:
English
DOI:
10.4324/9780203390764
