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The singularity of the concepts of public and public sphere is explored in this essay and ultimately challenged. Through an investigation of the deployment of the term public, a determination of the relationship of the private to the public, and a study of the emergence and value of the term “publics,” the book’s sections and contributions are introduced.
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Marshall, P.D. (2016). Introduction: The Plurality of Publics. In: Marshall, P., D'Cruz, G., McDonald, S., Lee, K. (eds) Contemporary Publics. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-53324-1_1
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