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

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Publication Date
1986-11-04
Pages
184
ISBN
0140094385
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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0140094385
ISBN-13
9780140094381
eBay Product ID (ePID)
60703

Product Key Features

Book Title
Amusing Ourselves to Death : Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business
Number of Pages
192 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Media Studies, Television / History & Criticism
Publication Year
1986
Genre
Performing Arts, Social Science
Author
Neil Postman
Format
Uk-B Format Paperback

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0.5 in
Item Weight
5.5 Oz
Item Length
8 in
Item Width
5.2 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
86-009513
Dewey Edition
22
Grade From
Twelfth Grade
Dewey Decimal
302.234
Synopsis
Television has conditioned us to tolerate visually entertaining material measured out in spoonfuls of time, to the detriment of rational public discourse and reasoned public affairs. In this eloquent, persuasive book, Neil Postman alerts us to the real and present dangers of this state of affairs, and offers compelling suggestions as to how to withstand the media onslaught. Before we hand over politics, education, religion, and journalism to the show business demands of the television age, we must recognize the ways in which the media shape our lives and the ways we can, in turn, shape them to serve out highest goals.
LC Classification Number
P94.P63 1986

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