Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business
by Neil Postman
Rating
LanguageEN
Total Pages184 pages
ISBN
9780143036531
Published
1985
Description
Television has conditioned us to tolerate visually entertaining material measured out in spoonfuls of time, to the detriment of rational public discourse and reasoned public affairs. In this eloquent, persuasive book, Ne...Television has conditioned us to tolerate visually entertaining material measured out in spoonfuls of time, to the detriment of rational public discourse and reasoned public affairs. In this eloquent, persuasive book, Neil Postman alerts us to the real and present dangers of this state of affairs, and offers compelling suggestions as to how to withstand the media onslaught.
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