An edition of Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business
(1985)
Amusing ourselves to death
public discourse in the age of show business
by Neil Postman and Neil Postman
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August 14, 2024 | History
Examines the effects of television on American society, arguing that media messages, which were generally coherent, serious, and rational when in print, have become shriveled and absurd due to the medium of television.
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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 & philosophyPeople
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Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business
Oct 20, 2010, Blackstone Pub
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Amusing Ourselves to Death [sound recording]: public discourse in the age of show business
2010, Blackstone Audio
CD
in English
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Amusing Ourselves to Death
2009, Penguin USA, Inc.
Electronic resource
in English
1101035137 9781101035139
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Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business
2007, Pearson Education, Limited
in English
0136006469 9780136006466
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Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business
2006, Penguin Books
in English
- 20th anniversary ed.
014303653X 9780143036531
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Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business
2005, Penguin (Non-Classics)
in English
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Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business
April 1994, Blackstone Audiobooks, Blackstone Pub
Audio Cassette
in English
- Unabridged edition
0786104600 9780786104604
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Wir amüsieren uns zu Tode: Urteilsbildung im Zeitalter der Unterhaltungsindustrie
1990-05, Fischer Taschenbuch Verlag
Taschenbuch
in German
- 51.-60. Tausend: Mai 1990
3596242851 9783596242856
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Wir amüsieren uns zu Tode: Urteilsbildung im Zeitalter der Unterhaltungsindustrie
1988, Fischer
Paperback
in German
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Amusing ourselves to death: public discourse in the age of show business
1987, Methuen
in English
0413404404 9780413404404
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Amusing ourselves to death: public discourse in the age of show business
1986, Heinemann
in English
0434593001 9780434593002
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Amusing ourselves to death: public discourse in the age of show business
1986, Penguin Books
in English
0140094385 9780140094381
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Amusing ourselves to death: public discourse in the age of show business
1985, Viking
in English
0670804541 9780670804542
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Amusing ourselves to death: public discourse in the age of show business
1985, Penguin Books
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Wir amüsieren uns zu Tode. Urteilsbildung im Zeitalter der Unterhaltungsindustrie.
January 1, 1985, Fischer (Tb.), Frankfurt
Paperback
in German
3596242851 9783596242856
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Bibliography: p. 173-175.
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"At different times in our history, different cities have been the focal point of a radiating American spirit."
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Amusing Ourselves to Death is a prophetic look at what happens when politics, journalism, education, and even religion become subject to the demands of entertainment. It is also a blueprint for regaining control of our media, so that they can serve our highest goals.
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