| Description |
viii, 184 pages ; 20 cm |
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regular print |
| Series |
Elisabeth Sifton books |
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Elisabeth Sifton books.
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| Contents |
The medium is the metaphor -- Media as epistemology -- Typographic America -- The typographic mind -- The peek-a-boo world -- The age of show business -- "Now--this" -- Shuffle off to Bethlehem -- Reach out and elect someone -- Teaching as an amusing activity -- The Huxleyan warning |
| Summary |
Examines the effects of television on American society, arguing that media messages, which were generally coherent, serious, and rational when in print, have become shriveled and absurd due to the medium of television |
| Notes |
"Elisabeth Sifton books." |
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Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 173-175 |
| Subject |
Mass media -- Influence.
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Mass media -- United States.
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Mass Media.
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Television.
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| LC no. |
86009513 |
| ISBN |
0140094385 (paperback) |
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