| Physical description |
viii, 184 pages ; 20 cm |
| Notes |
"Elisabeth Sifton books." |
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Includes index. |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 173-175. |
| Contents |
1. Medium Is the Metaphor 3 -- 2. Media as Epistemology 16 -- 3. Typographic America 30 -- 4. Typographic Mind 44 -- 5. Peek-a-Boo World 64 -- 6. Age of Show Business 83 -- 7. "Now ... This" 99 -- 8. Shuffle Off to Bethlehem 114 -- 9. Reach Out and Elect Someone 125 -- 10. Teaching as an Amusing Activity 142 -- 11. Huxleyan Warning 155. |
| Summary |
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 our highest goals. |
| Subject |
Mass media -- Influence.
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Mass media -- United States.
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| ISBN |
0140094385 (paperback) |
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