| Description |
xx, 184 pages ; 20 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-175) and index. |
| Contents |
Medium is the metaphor -- Media as epistemology -- Typographic America -- Typographic mind -- Peek-a-boo world -- Age of show business -- "Now...this" -- Shuffle off to Bethlehem -- Reach out and elect someone -- Teaching as an amusing activity -- Huxleyan warning. |
| Summary |
Originally published in 1985, Neil Postman's groundbreaking polemic about the corrosive effects of television on our politics and public discourse has been hailed as a twenty-first-century book published in the twentieth century. Now, with television joined by more sophisticated electronic media -- from the Internet to cell phones to DVDs -- it has taken on even greater significance. Amusing Ourselves to Death is a prophetic look at what happens when politics, journalism, education, and even religion become subject to the demands of entertainment. It is also a blueprint for regaining control of our media, so that they can serve our highest goals. - Publisher. |
| Subject |
Mass media -- Influence.
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Mass media.
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| ISBN |
9780143036531 |
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014303653X |
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