An edition of Amusing Ourselves to Death (1985)

Wir amüsieren uns zu Tode. Urteilsbildung im Zeitalter der Unterhaltungsindustrie.

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An edition of Amusing Ourselves to Death (1985)

Wir amüsieren uns zu Tode. Urteilsbildung im Zeitalter der Unterhaltungsindustrie.

by and

  • ★★★★ 4.17 ·
  • 23 Ratings
  • 196 Want to read
  • 6 Currently reading
  • 29 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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Fischer (Tb.), Frankfurt
Language
German
Pages
206

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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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Se distraire à en mourir
2011, Pluriel
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Amusing ourselves to death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business
2006, Penguin Books
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Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business
2005, Penguin (Non-Classics)
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Amusing ourselves to death: public discourse in the age of show business
1986, Penguin Books
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Cover of: Wir amüsieren uns zu Tode. Urteilsbildung im Zeitalter der Unterhaltungsindustrie.
Wir amüsieren uns zu Tode. Urteilsbildung im Zeitalter der Unterhaltungsindustrie.
January 1, 1985, Fischer (Tb.), Frankfurt
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Paperback
Number of pages
206
Dimensions
7.6 x 4.9 x 0.7 inches
Weight
5.4 ounces

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OL9066580M
ISBN 10
3596242851
ISBN 13
9783596242856
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23577
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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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