{"product_id":"amusing-ourselves-to-death-public-discourse-in-the-age-of-show-business-9780143036531","title":"Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business","description":"\u003cb\u003eWhat happens when media and politics become forms of entertainment? As our world begins to look more and more like Orwell's \u003ci\u003e1984\u003c\/i\u003e, Neil's Postman's essential guide to the modern media is more relevant than ever. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt's unlikely that Trump has ever read \u003ci\u003eAmusing Ourselves to Death\u003c\/i\u003e, but his ascent would not have surprised Postman.\" -\u003ci\u003eCNN\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOriginally published in 1985, Neil Postman's groundbreaking polemic about the corrosive effects of television on our politics and public discourse has been hailed as a twenty-first-century book published in the twentieth century. Now, with television joined by more sophisticated electronic media--from the Internet to cell phones to DVDs--it has taken on even greater significance. \u003ci\u003eAmusing Ourselves to Death\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A brilliant, powerful, and important book. This is an indictment that Postman has laid down and, so far as I can see, an irrefutable one.\" -Jonathan Yardley, \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post Book World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Neil Postman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/27\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.00w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143036531\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNeil Postman \u003c\/b\u003e(1931-2003) was chairman of the Department of Communication Arts at New York University and founder of its Media Ecology program. He wrote more than twenty books.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":39821950812275,"sku":"9780143036531","price":16.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_af84f420-91fa-41d3-b265-3acbf9d83d05.jpg?v=1644518210","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/amusing-ourselves-to-death-public-discourse-in-the-age-of-show-business-9780143036531","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}