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)
  • 261 Want to read
  • 10 Currently reading
  • 33 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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Pearson Education, Limited
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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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OL40404279M
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9780136006466

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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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