Contents
Introduction
Part 1: The Idea of the Public
1 The Classical Public
2 Private Vices and Public Virtues
3 Public Servants
4 The American Republic
5 Neoliberal Publics
Part 2: The Public in Eclipse
6 The Outlines of the Crisis
7 Estranged From the World
8 Estranged From Each Other
9 Estranged From Ourselves
Part 3: The Return of the Public
10 Public Commissioning
11 A Public System of Knowledge
12 Reforming the Private Sector
Conclusion: A Commonwealth of Descriptions
Acknowledgements
Notes
Index
