9780140094381-0140094385-Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business

Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business

ISBN-13: 9780140094381
ISBN-10: 0140094385
Edition: 13th Printing
Author: Neil Postman
Publication date: 1986
Publisher: Penguin Books
Format: Paperback 192 pages
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ISBN-13: 9780140094381
ISBN-10: 0140094385
Edition: 13th Printing
Author: Neil Postman
Publication date: 1986
Publisher: Penguin Books
Format: Paperback 192 pages

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Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business (ISBN-13: 9780140094381 and ISBN-10: 0140094385), written by authors Neil Postman, was published by Penguin Books in 1986. With an overall rating of 3.6 stars, it's a notable title among other Communication (Words, Language & Grammar , Communication & Media Studies, Social Sciences, Sociology) books. You can easily purchase or rent Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business (Paperback) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used Communication books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.04.

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Examines the ways in which television has transformed public discourse--in politics, education, religion, science, and elsewhere--into a form of entertainment that undermines exposition, explanation and knowledge

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