The structural transformation of the public sphere

an inquiry into a category of bourgeois society

301 pages

English language

Published July 14, 1989 by MIT Press.

ISBN:
978-0-262-08180-1
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OCLC Number:
18327374

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The Structural Transformation of the Public Sphere: An Inquiry into a Category of Bourgeois Society (German: Strukturwandel der Öffentlichkeit. Untersuchungen zu einer Kategorie der bürgerlichen Gesellschaft*) is a 1962 book by the philosopher Jürgen Habermas. It was translated into English in 1989 by Thomas Burger and Frederick Lawrence. An important contribution to modern understanding of democracy, it is notable for "transforming media studies into a hard-headed discipline."

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Subjects

  • Middle class.
  • Political sociology.
  • Social structure.
  • Sociology -- Methodology.