{"product_id":"amusing-ourselves-to-death-public-discourse-in-the-age-of-show-business-paperback","title":"Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNeil Postman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAndrew Postman\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\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\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"It'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\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 7.7 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 27, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51762750980384,"sku":"9780143036531","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/6c9a0674361b686cc96ab470efe5947f.webp?v=1780225204","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/amusing-ourselves-to-death-public-discourse-in-the-age-of-show-business-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}