Description: Ex-Library book in very good condition. What happens when media and politics become forms of entertainment? As our world begins to look more and more like Orwell's 1984, Neil's Postman's essential guide to the modern media is more relevant than ever. "It's unlikely that Trump has ever read Amusing Ourselves to Death, but his ascent would not have surprised Postman. -CNN Originally published in 1985, Neil Postmans groundbreaking polemic about the corrosive effects of television on our politics and public discourse has been hailed as a twenty-first-century book published in the twentieth century. Now, with television joined by more sophisticated electronic mediafrom the Internet to cell phones to DVDsit has taken on even greater significance. 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
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Book Title: Amusing Ourselves to Death : Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business
Item Length: 7.7in
Item Height: 0.5in
Item Width: 5.1in
Author: Neil Postman
Format: United Kingdom-B Format Paperback
Language: English
Features: Revised
Topic: Political Process / Media & Internet, Media Studies, Television / History & Criticism
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication Year: 2005
Genre: Social Science, Performing Arts, Political Science
Item Weight: 5.4 Oz
Number of Pages: 208 Pages
