Description
In this witty, often terrifying work of cultural criticism, the author of Amusing Ourselves to Death chronicles our transformation into a Technopoly: a society that no longer merely uses technology as a support system but instead is shaped by it--with radical consequences for the meanings of politics, art, education, intelligence, and truth.
Author: Neil Postman
Publisher: Vintage
Published: 03/31/1993
Pages: 240
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.51lbs
Size: 7.98h x 5.20w x 0.65d
ISBN13: 9780679745402
ISBN10: 0679745408
BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Sociology | General
Author: Neil Postman
Publisher: Vintage
Published: 03/31/1993
Pages: 240
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.51lbs
Size: 7.98h x 5.20w x 0.65d
ISBN13: 9780679745402
ISBN10: 0679745408
BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Sociology | General
About the Author
Neil Postman was University Professor, Paulette Goddard Chair of Media Ecology, and Chair of the Department of Culture and Communication at New York University. Among his twenty books are studies of childhood (The Disappearance of Childhood), public discourse (Amusing Ourselves to Death), education (Teaching as a Subversive Activity and The End of Education), and the impact of technology (Technopoly). His interest in education was long-standing, beginning with his experience as an elementary and secondary school teacher. He died in 2003.