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Item Details
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AMUSING OURSELVES TO DEATH
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| By: |
Neil Postman |
| Format: |
Paperback |
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£10.99 |
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£9.07 |
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£1.92 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0413404404 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780413404404 |
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Usually dispatched within 3-5 days.
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Currently 232 available |
| Publisher: |
METHUEN PUBLISHING LTD |
| Pub. date: |
1 February, 1987 |
| Pages: |
224 |
| Description: |
A brilliant powerful and important book....This is a brutal indictment Postman has laid down and, so far as I can see, an irrefutable one. --Jonathan Yardley, Washington Post Book World |
| Synopsis: |
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. Before we hand over politics, education, religion, and journalism to the show business demands of the television age, we must recognize the ways in which the media shape our lives and the ways we can, in turn, shape them to serve out highest goals. |
| Illustrations: |
bibliography, index |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Methuen Publishing Ltd |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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