The Structural Transformation of the Public Sphere : An Inquiry into a Category of Bourgeois Society

Habermas, Jürgen.

ISBN 10: 0745602746 / ISBN 13: 9780745602745

Published by Polity Press, 1991

About this Item

Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Seller Inventory # 17220227-20

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Structural Transformation of the Public Sphere : An Inquiry into a Category of Bourgeois Society
• Publisher: Polity Press
• Publication Date: 1991
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0745602746
• ISBN 13: 9780745602745
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Good

About this title

Synopsis

This major work retraces the emergence and development of the Bourgeois public sphere - that is, a sphere which was distinct from the state and in which citizens could discuss issues of general interest. In analysing the historical transformations of this sphere, Habermas recovers a concept which is of crucial significance for current debates in social and political theory.Habermas focuses on the liberal notion of the bourgeois public sphere as it emerged in Europe in the early modern period. He examines both the writings of political theorists, including Marx, Mill and de Tocqueville, and the specific institutions and social forms in which the public sphere was realized.This brilliant and influential work has been widely recognized for many years as a classic of contemporary social and political thought, of interest to students and scholars throughout the social sciences and humanities.

About the Author

Jürgen Habermas is Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at the University of Frankfurt and Professor of Philosophy at Northwestern University. He was recently awarded the 2004 Kyoto Prize for Arts and Philosophy by the Inamori Foundation. The Kyoto Prize is an international award to honor those who have contributed significantly to the scientific, cultural, and spiritual betterment of mankind.