Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business
- ISBN-10
- 0434593001
- ISBN-13
- 9780434593002
- Category
- Social Science / Media Studies
- Pages
- 184
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1986
- Publisher
- Viking
- Author
- Neil Postman
Description
Examines the effects of television culture on how we conduct our public affairs and how "entertainment values" corrupt the way we think.
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- 2005-12-27
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