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Beschreibung
A comprehensive volume gathering four of Walter Lippmann's most influential works on democracy, media, and political responsibility: A Preface to Politics, Liberty and the News, Public Opinion, and The Phantom Public.
Spanning the formative decades of the twentieth century, these works trace Lippmann's evolving examination of modern democratic society. In A Preface to Politics, he explores the emotional and psychological foundations of political life. Liberty and the News addresses the responsibilities and limitations of journalism in an age of mass communication. With Public Opinion, he offers his most famous analysis of how perception, stereotypes, and media shape political understanding. Finally, The Phantom Public challenges prevailing assumptions about the capacity of the public to govern complex modern states.
Taken together, these texts constitute one of the foundational bodies of work in modern political theory and media criticism. Lippmann's writing remains measured, analytical, and unsentimental, attentive to the structural realities of governance rather than its rhetorical ideals. This Wilder Publications reader presents these four essential works in a single, carefully prepared edition for scholars, students, and general readers interested in the intellectual history of democracy.
A comprehensive volume gathering four of Walter Lippmann's most influential works on democracy, media, and political responsibility: A Preface to Politics, Liberty and the News, Public Opinion, and The Phantom Public.
Spanning the formative decades of the twentieth century, these works trace Lippmann's evolving examination of modern democratic society. In A Preface to Politics, he explores the emotional and psychological foundations of political life. Liberty and the News addresses the responsibilities and limitations of journalism in an age of mass communication. With Public Opinion, he offers his most famous analysis of how perception, stereotypes, and media shape political understanding. Finally, The Phantom Public challenges prevailing assumptions about the capacity of the public to govern complex modern states.
Taken together, these texts constitute one of the foundational bodies of work in modern political theory and media criticism. Lippmann's writing remains measured, analytical, and unsentimental, attentive to the structural realities of governance rather than its rhetorical ideals. This Wilder Publications reader presents these four essential works in a single, carefully prepared edition for scholars, students, and general readers interested in the intellectual history of democracy.
Über den Autor
Walter Lippmann (1889-1974) was an American journalist, political commentator, and public intellectual whose work shaped twentieth-century debates about democracy, media, and governance. A founding editor of The New Republic and later a nationally syndicated columnist, he was awarded two Pulitzer Prizes for commentary. His books, including Public Opinion and The Phantom Public, remain central to modern political and communication theory.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2021
Genre: Importe, Politikwissenschaften
Rubrik: Wissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9781515449560
ISBN-10: 1515449564
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Lippmann, Walter
Hersteller: Wilder Publications
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 229 x 152 x 31 mm
Von/Mit: Walter Lippmann
Erscheinungsdatum: 01.01.2021
Gewicht: 0,845 kg
Artikel-ID: 120091273

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