Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Amusing Ourselves to Death Amusing Ourselves to Death Neil Postman,Neil Postman 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 rega… OL137916W
Television in American society Television in American society Glenn Alan Cheney In examining America's enthrallment with television, such aspects of the "ultimate mass medium" are explored as television and children, television and truth, television as business, and the future o… OL1810985W
The age of missing information The age of missing information Bill McKibben An excellent study of the modern extraction of man from his surroundings. Mr. McKibben, through an enlightening experiment of media vs. nature, pits McLuhan against Emerson to find the value of the i… OL1815622W
Performing television Performing television Elizabeth Klaver "Is it possible today to understand current genres such as drama and theater without considering the influence of television? Elizabeth Klaver argues that television's dominance of the entertainment … OL221981W
Television Television Raymond Williams BECAUSE IM BLACK OL3747446W
Violence on television Violence on television Barrie Gunter "This book presents the findings of the largest British study of violence on TV ever undertaken. The research was funded by the broadcasting industry and was designed to provide an up-to-date snapsho… OL556901W