3301304Amusing Ourselves to Deathhttps://www.gandhi.com.mx/amusing-ourselves-to-death-9781101042625/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/3882533/f8e88acc-178b-4095-91ec-5fac5055ed19.jpg?v=638386019769270000266369MXNPenguin Publishing GroupInStock/Ebooks/What happens when media and politics become forms of entertainment? As our world begins to look more and more like Orwells 1984, Neils Postmans essential guide to the modern media is more relevant than ever."Its unlikely that Trump has ever read Amusing Ourselves to Death, but his ascent would not have surprised Postman. -CNNOriginally published in 1985, Neil Postmans 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 mediafrom the Internet to cell phones to DVDsit 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 control of our media, so that they can serve our highest goals.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, The Washington Post Book World...3237277Amusing Ourselves to Death266369https://www.gandhi.com.mx/amusing-ourselves-to-death-9781101042625/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/3882533/f8e88acc-178b-4095-91ec-5fac5055ed19.jpg?v=638386019769270000InStockMXN99999DIEbook20059781101042625_W3siaWQiOiIwNjJkMDY2Mi02N2MyLTRmOGYtOTBkMC0xMTMxY2U1OGNjMGQiLCJsaXN0UHJpY2UiOjM0MCwiZGlzY291bnQiOjk1LCJzZWxsaW5nUHJpY2UiOjI0NSwiaW5jbHVkZXNUYXgiOnRydWUsInByaWNlVHlwZSI6Ildob2xlc2FsZSIsImN1cnJlbmN5IjoiTVhOIiwiZnJvbSI6IjIwMjUtMDEtMTlUMDM6MDA6MDBaIiwicmVnaW9uIjoiTVgiLCJpc1ByZW9yZGVyIjpmYWxzZX1d;9781101042625_W3siaWQiOiIyMjFhYTkwOS04Zjc1LTRmOGQtOTg5Mi05Y2FmYzEyYzM2ZTEiLCJsaXN0UHJpY2UiOjI0MywiZGlzY291bnQiOjQ0LCJzZWxsaW5nUHJpY2UiOjE5OSwiaW5jbHVkZXNUYXgiOnRydWUsInByaWNlVHlwZSI6Ildob2xlc2FsZSIsImN1cnJlbmN5IjoiTVhOIiwiZnJvbSI6IjIwMjUtMDItMDJUMDQ6MDA6MDBaIiwicmVnaW9uIjoiTVgiLCJpc1ByZW9yZGVyIjpmYWxzZX1d9781101042625_What happens when media and politics become forms of entertainment? As our world begins to look more and more like Orwells 1984, Neils Postmans essential guide to the modern media is more relevant than ever.Its unlikely that Trump has ever read Amusing Ourselves to Death, but his ascent would not have surprised Postman. -CNNOriginally published in 1985, Neil Postmans 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 mediafrom the Internet to cell phones to DVDsit 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 control of our media, so that they can serve our highest goals.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, The Washington Post Book World...(*_*)9781101042625_What happens when media and politics become forms of entertainment? As our world begins to look more and more like Orwells 1984, Neils Postmans essential guide to the modern media is more relevant than ever."Its unlikely that Trump has ever read Amusing Ourselves to Death, but his ascent would not have surprised Postman. -CNNOriginally published in 1985, Neil Postmans 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 mediafrom the Internet to cell phones to DVDsit 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 control of our media, so that they can serve our highest goals.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, The Washington Post Book World...9781101042625_Penguin Publishing Grouplibro_electonico_d29a6ff4-76f9-4a0d-adca-b09005ef6192_9781101042625;9781101042625_9781101042625Neil PostmanInglésMéxicohttps://getbook.kobo.com/koboid-prod-public/PenguinUS-epub-74775e25-c90f-4a08-8381-bbadf1778b78.epub2005-12-27T00:00:00+00:00Penguin Publishing Group