Amusing ourselves to death

public discourse in the age of show business

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Amusing ourselves to death

public discourse in the age of show business

  • 4.1 (24 ratings) ·
  • 211 Want to read
  • 6 Currently reading
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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.

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Publisher
Penguin Books
Language
English
Pages
184

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2009, Penguin USA, Inc.
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2007, Pearson Education, Limited
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2006, Penguin Books
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1990-05, Fischer Taschenbuch Verlag
Taschenbuch in German - 51.-60. Tausend: Mai 1990
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Wir amüsieren uns zu Tode: Urteilsbildung im Zeitalter der Unterhaltungsindustrie
1988, Fischer
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Amusing ourselves to death: public discourse in the age of show business
1987, Methuen
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Se distraire à en mourir
1986, Flammarion
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1986, Penguin Books
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Amusing ourselves to death: public discourse in the age of show business
1986, Heinemann
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Amusing ourselves to death: public discourse in the age of show business
1985, Penguin Books
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Cover of: Wir amüsieren uns zu Tode. Urteilsbildung im Zeitalter der Unterhaltungsindustrie.
Wir amüsieren uns zu Tode. Urteilsbildung im Zeitalter der Unterhaltungsindustrie.
January 1, 1985, Fischer (Tb.), Frankfurt
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Edition Notes

Bibliography: p. 173-175.
"Elisabeth Sifton books."
Includes index.

Published in
New York, N.Y., U.S.A

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
302.2/34
Library of Congress
P94 .P63 1986, P94.P63 1986

The Physical Object

Pagination
viii, 184 p. ;
Number of pages
184

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL2716407M
ISBN 10
0140094385
LCCN
86009513
OCLC/WorldCat
13456186
Library Thing
23577
Goodreads
386364

Work Identifiers

Work ID
OL137916W

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