Amusing Ourselves to Death
Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business (1985), is a controversial book by Neil Postman in which he criticized the television industry for confounding serious issues with entertainment. The book originated with Postman delivering a talk to the Frankfurt Booksellers Convention in 1984. He was participating in a panel on Orwell's 1984 and the contemporary world.
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1985 - Controversial book - Neil Postman - Television - Entertainment - Frankfurt - 1984 - Orwell's - 1984
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