Amusing Ourselves To Death: Public Discourse In The Age Of Show Business
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded, with some minor edge wear and light creasing. Page Condition: Yellowed with age, consistent with a vintage hardcover. Markings: No visible markings. Binding: Intact. Stickers/Labels: None visible.
A landmark work of cultural criticism, Amusing Ourselves to Death argues that the rise of television as the dominant medium of public communication has fundamentally degraded the quality of political, religious, and educational discourse in America. Neil Postman draws a chilling contrast between George Orwell's vision of a society controlled by fear and Aldous Huxley's prophetic warning that we would be undone not by oppression, but by our own appetite for entertainment and distraction. With sharp wit and rigorous intellectual authority, Postman chronicles how the shift from a print-based culture to an image-based one has reduced complex public debate to a parade of sound bites and spectacle. The argument is as urgent today as when it was first published, presenting a devastating critique of a society that has traded serious thought for the pleasures of amusement.
Author: Neil Postman
Format: Hardback
Genre: Philosophy
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded, with some minor edge wear and light creasing. Page Condition: Yellowed with age, consistent with a vintage hardcover. Markings: No visible markings. Binding: Intact. Stickers/Labels: None visible.
A landmark work of cultural criticism, Amusing Ourselves to Death argues that the rise of television as the dominant medium of public communication has fundamentally degraded the quality of political, religious, and educational discourse in America. Neil Postman draws a chilling contrast between George Orwell's vision of a society controlled by fear and Aldous Huxley's prophetic warning that we would be undone not by oppression, but by our own appetite for entertainment and distraction. With sharp wit and rigorous intellectual authority, Postman chronicles how the shift from a print-based culture to an image-based one has reduced complex public debate to a parade of sound bites and spectacle. The argument is as urgent today as when it was first published, presenting a devastating critique of a society that has traded serious thought for the pleasures of amusement.