- Mass media, Influence, Television broadcasting, Social aspects
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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Spare, classical in form, cool and earnest.
- sparerichly built
- classical in formformally daring
- cooloverwhelming
- earnestironic
- contemplativerelentless
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About the book
- Author
- Neil Postman, Neil Postman
- First published
- 1985
- Pages
- 195
- Publisher
- Fischer Taschenbuch Verlag, Pearson Education, Limited, Heinemann
- Editions
- 18
- Language
- French, Chinese, German, English
- ISBN
- 9780143036531
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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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