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Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public

Discourse in the Age of Show

Business by Neil Postman









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Originally 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. 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 controlof our media, so that they can serve our

highest goals.



Sound thoughts on why true political discourse is dead, and how that

media induced condition is likely to affect our lives.



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