Amusing Ourselves to Death
Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business
By Neil Postman and Neil Postman
"Amusing Ourselves to Death" was published by Penguin Books in 2006 - New York, N.Y., U.S.A, it has 184 pages and the language of the book is English.
“Amusing Ourselves to Death” Metadata:
- Title: Amusing Ourselves to Death
- Authors: Neil PostmanNeil Postman
- Language: English
- Number of Pages: 184
- Publisher: Penguin Books
- Publish Date: 2006
- Publish Location: New York, N.Y., U.S.A
“Amusing Ourselves to Death” Subjects and Themes:
- Subjects: ➤ Mass media - Influence - Television broadcasting - Social aspects - Social aspects of Television broadcasting - Nonfiction - Performing Arts - Sociology - Culturele invloeden - Televisie - open_syllabus_project - Médias - Television - Aspect social - CHR 1986 - PRO Gotham Book Mart (former owner) (Gotham Book Mart Collection copy) - Argumentation - Télévision - Politische Kultur - Fernsehen - Médias - Aspect social - Télévision - Aspect social - Médias - Influence - Mass media, united states, history - Television broadcasting, social aspects - Mass media, social aspects - Media Control - Electronic Entertainment - Education - Society - Dian shi jie mu - Ying xiang - Wen yu huo dong - Chuan bo mei jie - Yan jiu - Mass media--influence - Mass media--united states - P94 .p63 1986 - P 94 p857a 1985a - 302.2/34 - Media - general & miscellaneous - Media - theory & philosophy
- People: Neil Postman
- Places: United States
Edition Specifications:
- Pagination: xx, 184 p. ;
Edition Identifiers:
- The Open Library ID: OL18396923M - OL137916W
- Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) ID: 62757793
- Library of Congress Control Number (LCCN): 2006275381
- ISBN-10: 014303653X
- All ISBNs: 014303653X
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"Amusing Ourselves to Death" Table Of Contents:
- 1- Introduction to the Twentieth Anniversary Edition
- 2- In 1985…
- 3- Foreword
- 4- Part I
- 5- The Medium Is the Metaphor
- 6- Media as Epistemology
- 7- Typographic America
- 8- The Typographic Mind
- 9- The Peek-a-Boo World
- 10- Part II
- 11- The Age of Show Business
- 12- "Now… This"
- 13- Shuffle Off to Bethlehem
- 14- Reach Out and Elect Someone
- 15- Teaching as an Amusing Activity
- 16- The Huxleyan Warning
- 17- Notes
- 18- Bibliography
- 19- Index
Snippets and Summary:
At different times in our history, different cities have been the focal point of a radiating American spirit.
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