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Book Review: Depth Public Relations: After the masquerade FawkesJo. Depth Public Relations: After the masquerade. London and New York: Routledge, 2023, p. 208, $83.99 (paperback), $191.10 (Hardback), $64.60 (eBook). ISBN 9781032349954.

Clea Bourne

Public Relations Inquiry2025https://doi.org/10.1177/2046147x251349859article
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A review of Jo Fawkes' book, 'Depth Public Relations', in which Fawkes applies psychoanalytical and other theories to de-centre PR's collective professional-organisational ‘ego’. The book review summarises Fawkes' analysis of what lies behind PR's mask, and possibilities for change.

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@article{clea2025,
  title        = {{Book Review: Depth Public Relations: After the masquerade FawkesJo. Depth Public Relations: After the masquerade. London and New York: Routledge, 2023, p. 208, $83.99 (paperback), $191.10 (Hardback), $64.60 (eBook). ISBN 9781032349954.}},
  author       = {Clea Bourne},
  journal      = {Public Relations Inquiry},
  year         = {2025},
  doi          = {https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1177/2046147x251349859},
}

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Book Review: Depth Public Relations: After the masquerade FawkesJo. Depth Public Relations: After the masquerade. London and New York: Routledge, 2023, p. 208, $83.99 (paperback), $191.10 (Hardback), $64.60 (eBook). ISBN 9781032349954.

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F · citation impact0.50 × 0.4 = 0.20
M · momentum0.50 × 0.15 = 0.07
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