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Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business

Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business

Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business
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Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business

by Neil Postman

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0140094385
ISBN 13
9780140094381
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Penguin Books, November 1986. Trade Paperback . Used Good/yes .

Synopsis

Originally published in 1985, Neil Postmans 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 mediafrom the Internet to cell phones to DVDsit 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 controlof our media, so that they can serve our highest goals.

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On Nov 25 2021, a reader said:
Neil Postman, in the first half of the book, does an excellent job of providing an overview of the theoretical aspects of communication and the various media used interact with and influence the content of what is communicated.

After this theoretical foundation, he traces with clarity and wit the changes in the nature and content of our discourse brought about by the telecommunication, culminating in the rise of television.

This is an excellent book that has quite accurately discussed , and predicted, the direction of our public discourse.

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Bookseller
Pella Books US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
219574
Title
Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business
Author
Neil Postman
Format/Binding
Trade Paperback
Book Condition
Used Good
Jacket Condition
yes
Quantity Available
1
Binding
Paperback
ISBN 10
0140094385
ISBN 13
9780140094381
Publisher
Penguin Books
Place of Publication
New York, New York, U.s.a.
Date Published
November 1986
Pages
192
Bookseller catalogs
Philosophy;

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