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Amusing Ourselves to Death

Hardcover • 1987 • English

Amusing Ourselves to Death

By Neil Postman

1 Ratings • 5.0 of 5

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About the book

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 mu...Show more

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ISBN

9780413404404

Published year

1987

Language

English

Original title

Amusing Ourselves to Death

Format

Hardcover

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