An edition of Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business (1985)

Amusing ourselves to death

public discourse in the age of show business

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An edition of Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business (1985)

Amusing ourselves to death

public discourse in the age of show business

by and

  • ★★★★ 4.1 (24 ratings)
  • 238 Want to read
  • 8 Currently reading
  • 31 Have read

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.

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Heinemann
Language
English
Pages
184

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Subjects

Mass media, Influence, Television broadcasting, Social aspects, Social aspects of Television broadcasting, Nonfiction, Performing Arts, Sociology, Culturele invloeden, Televisie, open_syllabus_project, Médias, Television, Aspect social, CHR 1986, PRO Gotham Book Mart (former owner) (Gotham Book Mart Collection copy), Argumentation, Télévision, Politische Kultur, Fernsehen, Médias - Aspect social, Télévision - Aspect social, Médias - Influence, Mass media, united states, history, Television broadcasting, social aspects, Mass media, social aspects, Media Control, Electronic Entertainment, Education, Society, Dian shi jie mu, Ying xiang, Wen yu huo dong, Chuan bo mei jie, Yan jiu, Mass media--influence, Mass media--united states, P94 .p63 1986, P 94 p857a 1985a, 302.2/34, Media - general & miscellaneous, Media - theory & philosophy

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Neil Postman

Places

United States

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Edition Notes

Bibliography, p173-175. - Includes index.

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Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
302.2/345
Library of Congress
HE8700.6

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Pagination
viii,184p. :
Number of pages
184

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL17437654M
ISBN 10
0434593001
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23577
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934154

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OL137916W

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"At different times in our history, different cities have been the focal point of a radiating American spirit."

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