books.google.co.uk - The relationship between civil society and public life is in the forefront of contemporary discussion. No single scholarly voice informs this discussion more than that of Jürgen Habermas. His contributions have shaped the nature of debates over critical theory, feminism, cultural studies, and democratic...http://books.google.co.uk/books/about/Habermas_and_the_public_sphere.html?id=5F8qjMkoxZ0C&q=bourgeois+public+sphere&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareHabermas and the public sphere