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On the public

Alastair Hannay (Author)
Engaging and controversial in equal measure, On the Public traces 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.
Print Book, English, 2005
Routledge, London, 2005
xiii, 145 str. ; 20 cm.
9780415327923, 9780415327930, 041532792X, 0415327938
443733389
The public
Public as audience
The public sphere
Public opinion
Emptying public space
Privacy and the media
A common sense
Transforming the private sphere