Ferdinand Tönnies on Public Opinion

Selections and Analyses

• Author(s): Ferdinand Tönnies,
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Pages: 223
• ISBN_10: 074250168X
  ISBN_13: 9780742501683
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Political Science / Political Process / General , Political Science / American Government / General , Social Science / Sociology / General , Social Science / Media Studies ,

Description:... This book presents, for the first time in English, selections from Ferdinand Tsnnies' classic Kritik der _ffentlichen Meinung (Critique of Public Opinion). Communication scholars Hanno Hardt and Slavko Splichal give a brief history of public opinion and provide the translation and original analyses of Tsnnies' work, situating it theoretically and historically. Featuring an introduction by Gary T. Marx, this book highlights Tsnnies' valuable contributions to past and current theories of society, communication, and public opinion.