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

20th anniversary ed.

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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Penguin Books
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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First Sentence

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

Table of Contents

Introduction to the Twentieth Anniversary Edition
Page vii
In 1985…
Page xvii
Foreword
Page xix
Part I
1. The Medium Is the Metaphor
Page 3
2. Media as Epistemology
Page 16
3. Typographic America
Page 30
4. The Typographic Mind
Page 44
5. The Peek-a-Boo World
Page 64
Part II
6. The Age of Show Business
Page 83
7. "Now… This"
Page 99
8. Shuffle Off to Bethlehem
Page 114
9. Reach Out and Elect Someone
Page 125
10. Teaching as an Amusing Activity
Page 142
11. The Huxleyan Warning
Page 155
Notes
Page 165
Bibliography
Page 173
Index
Page 177

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 173-175) and index.

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New York, N.Y., U.S.A

Classifications

Library of Congress
P94 .P63 2006, P94.P63 2006

The Physical Object

Pagination
xx, 184 p. ;
Number of pages
184

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL18396923M
ISBN 10
014303653X
LCCN
2006275381
OCLC/WorldCat
62757793
LibraryThing
23577
Wikidata
Q126487761
Goodreads
74034

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Work ID
OL137916W

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First Sentence

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

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