- Social aspects, Social aspects of Technology, Technology, Informatique
With characteristic wit and candor, Neil Postman, our most astute and engaging cultural critic, launches a trenchant--and harrowing--warning against the tyranny of machines over man in the late twentieth century.
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About the book
- Author
- Neil Postman
- First published
- 1992
- Pages
- 222
- Publisher
- Vintage, Blackstone Audiobooks, Sifriyat poʻalim
- Editions
- 5
- Language
- English, heb
- ISBN
- 9780786106455
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<a href=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_Postman>Neil Postman</a> was a popular American humanist who was well known for his comments on the social effects of technology, in particular of television.
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