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by Neil Postman| 1985| 0.3988| other

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From Publishers Weekly<p>From the author of Teaching as a Subversive Activity comes a sustained, withering and thought-provoking attack on television and what it is doing to us. Postman's theme is the decline of the printed word and the ascendancy of the "tube" with its tendency to present everythingmurder, mayhem, politics, weatheras entertainment. The ultimate effect, as Postman sees it, is the shrivelling of public discourse as TV degrades our conception of what constitutes news, political debate, art, even religious thought. Early chapters trace America's one-time love affair with the printed word, from colonial pamphlets to the publication of the Lincoln-Douglas debates. There's a biting analysis of TV commercials as a form of "instant therapy" based on the assumption that human problems are easily solvable. Postman goes further than other critics in demonstrating that television represents a hostile attack on literate culture. October 30<br />Copyright 1985 Reed Business Information, Inc. </p>Review<p>A brilliant, powerful and important book. -- _Jonathan Yardley, <em>_The Washington Post Book World</em></p>

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Author:Neil Postman
Publication Year:1985
Language:other
File Size:0.3988
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