Amusing ourselves to death : public discourse in the age of show business / Neil Postman

Postman, Neil

ISBN 10: 0434593001 / ISBN 13: 9780434593002

Published by London : Heinemann, 1986

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First UK edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; viii, 184 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-175) and index. Subjects; Television broadcasting Social aspects. Communication Social aspects. Mass media Influence. Mass media. Mass media Social aspects. Radio broadcasting Social aspects. 1 Kg.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Amusing ourselves to death : public discourse in the age of show business / Neil Postman
• Publisher: London : Heinemann
• Publication Date: 1986
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0434593001
• ISBN 13: 9780434593002
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition.

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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.