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portada Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the age of Show Business
Type
Physical Book
Introduction by
Publisher
Year
2005
Language
English
Pages
208
Format
Paperback
Dimensions
19.6 x 12.7 x 1.5 cm
Weight
0.16 kg.
ISBN
014303653X
ISBN13
9780143036531

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

Neil Postman (Author) · Andrew Postman (Introduction by) · Penguin Books · Paperback

Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the age of Show Business - Postman, Neil ; Postman, Andrew

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Synopsis "Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the age of Show Business"

What happens when media and politics become forms of entertainment? As our world begins to look more and more like Orwell's 1984, Neil's Postman's essential guide to the modern media is more relevant than ever. "It's unlikely that Trump has ever read Amusing Ourselves to Death, but his ascent would not have surprised Postman." -CNN 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. "A brilliant, powerful, and important book. This is an indictment that Postman has laid down and, so far as I can see, an irrefutable one." -Jonathan Yardley, The Washington Post Book World

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