Virtues in the Public Sphere features seventeen chapters by experts from a variety of different perspectives on the broad theme of virtue in the public sphere. Spanning issues such as the notion of civic friendship and civic virtue, it sheds light on the role that these virtues …
Amongst books on religion and the internet, this collection is distinctive in addressing the interaction between social and mass media in the construction of contemporary religion and spirituality, and public understandings of them. Topics discussed include the implications of s…
A frayed tapestry : the transformation of Adana in the nineteenth century -- Agitation and paranoia : Adana during the Hamidian period -- Bad blood, thwarted hopes : contesting the public sphere in post-revolutionary Adana -- An imagined uprising : the first wave of massacres --…
"In April 1909, one of the worst massacres of the twentieth century took place in the Ottoman province of Adana. As the hub of the empire's cotton production, it was home to a diverse population of Muslims and Christians. Over the span of two weeks, more than 20,000 Christians, …
"In April 1909, one of the worst massacres of the twentieth century took place in the Ottoman province of Adana. As the hub of the empire's cotton production, it was home to a diverse population of Muslims and Christians. Over the span of two weeks, more than 20,000 Christians, …
The last decade has seen renewed interest in political theories of the public sphere, reacting to new challenges posed by globalization, communication technology, and intra- and international conflicts. However, the role of culture and aesthetics in the formation of the public s…
Spectres of utopia: theory, practice, conventions
A private sphere: democracy in a digital age
Welche Rolle nehmen Religionsgemeinschaften und ihre (religiösen) Überzeugungen in der Öffentlichkeit der spätmodernen, liberalen Gesellschaft ein?Die Beiträge des Bandes beleuchten das weit verzweigte Geflecht von Religion, Öffentlichkeit und Moderne aus den Perspektiven von Th…
"Japan's Private Spheres: Autonomy in Japanese History, 1600-1930 traces the shifting nature of autonomy in early modern and modern Japan. In this far-reaching, interdisciplinary study, W. Puck Brecher explores the historical development of the private and its evolving relations…
"Japan's Private Spheres: Autonomy in Japanese History, 1600-1930 traces the shifting nature of autonomy in early modern and modern Japan. In this far-reaching, interdisciplinary study, W. Puck Brecher explores the historical development of the private and its evolving relations…