Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business
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Published by Penguin Books, 1986
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- Title
- Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business
- Author
- Postman, Neil
- Publisher
- Penguin Books
- Publication year
- 1986
- Condition
- Good
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0140094385
- ISBN 13
- 9780140094381
- Item weight
- 7 ounces
- Dimensions
- 5x0x7
Examines the ways in which television has transformed public discourse--in politics, education, religion, science, and elsewhere--into a form of entertainment that undermines exposition, explanation and knowledge
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About the Author
Neil Postman (1931-2003) was chairman of the Department of Communication Arts at New York University and founder of its Media Ecology program. He wrote more than twenty books. His son Andrew Postman is the author of five books, and his work appears in numerous publications.
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