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The image

a guide to pseudo-events in America

1st Harper colophon ed.

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An edition of The image (1961)

The image

a guide to pseudo-events in America

1st Harper colophon ed.

by

  • ★★★★ ★ 4.50 ·
  • 2 Ratings
  • 27 Want to read
  • 1 Currently reading
  • 4 Have read

First published in 1962, this book introduced the notion of “pseudo-events”—events such as press conferences and presidential debates, which are manufactured solely in order to be reported—and the contemporary definition of celebrity as “a person who is known for his well-knownness.” Since then Daniel J. Boorstin’s prophetic vision of an America inundated by its own illusions has become an essential resource for any reader who wants to distinguish the manifold deceptions of our culture from its few enduring truths.

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Publisher
Harper & Row
Language
English
Pages
315

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Subjects
American Dream, Civilization, American National characteristics, Popular culture, History, Massacommunicatie, Américains, Beeldvorming, Sensatie, Gesellschaftskritik, Civilisation, Popular culture, united states, National characteristics, american, United states, civilization, 1945-, Mass media, social aspects
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Daniel J. Boorstin
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United States
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1945-, 20th century

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The image: a guide to pseudo-events in America
1992, Vintage Books
in English - 1st Vintage Books ed.
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The Image: A Guide to Pseudo-Events in America
September 1, 1992, Vintage
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The image: a guide to pseudo-events in America
1987, Atheneum
in English - 25th anniversary ed.
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The image: a guide to pseudo-events in America
1964, Harper & Row
in English - 1st Harper colophon ed.
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The image: or, What happened to the American dream.
1962, Atheneum
in English - [1st ed.]

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New York

Edition Notes

LC copy signed by the author.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Series
Harper colophon books

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
973.9
Library of Congress
E169.12 .B66 1964

The Physical Object

Pagination
iv, 315 p. ;
Number of pages
315

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Open Library
OL867863M
Internet Archive
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LCCN
95152428
Library Thing
92656

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