The Resource Amusing ourselves to death : public discourse in the age of show business, Neil Postman
Amusing ourselves to death : public discourse in the age of show business, Neil Postman
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- Summary
- Examines the effects of television culture on how we conduct our public affairs and how "entertainment values" corrupt the way we think
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- viii, 184 pages
- Note
-
- "Elisabeth Sifton books."
- Includes index
- Isbn
- 9780670804542
- Label
- Amusing ourselves to death : public discourse in the age of show business
- Title
- Amusing ourselves to death
- Title remainder
- public discourse in the age of show business
- Statement of responsibility
- Neil Postman
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Examines the effects of television culture on how we conduct our public affairs and how "entertainment values" corrupt the way we think
- Summary
- In this eloquently persuasive book, Neil Postman examines the deep and broad effects of television culture on the manner in which we conduct our public affairs and how "entertainment values" have corrupted even the way we think. Postman believes that public discourse, the advancing of arguments in logical order for the public good, is being converted from exposition and explanation to entertainment
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 187943
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- Citation source
- Booklist
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Postman, Neil
- Dewey number
- 302.2/34
- Index
- index present
- Intended audience
- Young Adult
- LC call number
- P94
- LC item number
- .P63 1985
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Postman, Andrew
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Mass media
- Mass media
- Target audience
- adult
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- public discourse in the age of show business
- Label
- Amusing ourselves to death : public discourse in the age of show business, Neil Postman
- Note
-
- "Elisabeth Sifton books."
- Includes index
- Bibliography note
- Bibliography: pages 173-175
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 18020182
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Extent
- viii, 184 pages
- Isbn
- 9780670804542
- Lccn
- 85005335
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- System control number
-
- (CCHS)AC8D287FA99C11D3B3EA00C0F04E0FA4
- flb01107604
- Label
- Amusing ourselves to death : public discourse in the age of show business, Neil Postman
- Note
-
- "Elisabeth Sifton books."
- Includes index
- Bibliography note
- Bibliography: pages 173-175
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 18020182
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Extent
- viii, 184 pages
- Isbn
- 9780670804542
- Lccn
- 85005335
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- System control number
-
- (CCHS)AC8D287FA99C11D3B3EA00C0F04E0FA4
- flb01107604
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