Amusing Ourselves to Death

By Neil Postman Neil Postman

Subjects: Sociology, Chuan bo mei jie, Televisie, Mass media, social aspects, Mass media--influence, P 94 p857a 1985a, CHR 1986, Médias, Television, Wen yu huo dong, Dian shi jie mu, Fernsehen, Nonfiction, Electronic Entertainment, Mass media--united states, Médias - Influence, Media Control, Télévision - Aspect social, 302.2/34, Television broadcasting, Politische Kultur, Télévision, Argumentation, PRO Gotham Book Mart (former owner) (Gotham Book Mart Collection copy), Media - general & miscellaneous, Ying xiang, Society, Social aspects of Television broadcasting, open_syllabus_project, P94 .p63 1986, Education, Yan jiu, Médias - Aspect social, Mass media, Social aspects, Culturele invloeden, Mass media, united states, history, Aspect social, Performing Arts, Media - theory & philosophy, Television broadcasting, social aspects, Influence

Description: 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.