Public discussions are a key element of modern societies and a basic requirement for democracies. The contributors of this volume analyse how public quarrels have influenced societies in the past.

Contributions by: Thomas Weller, Marian FÃ"ssel, Laura Manzano Baena, Kolja Lichy, Marcus Sandl, Mariano Delgado, Kenneth Appold, Irene Dingel, Henning P Jurgens, Barbara Mahlmann-Bauer, Ursula Paintner, Gerd Schwerhoff, Silvia Serena Tschopp