| Description |
viii, 184 pages ; 20 cm. |
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text txt rdacontent |
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unmediated n rdamedia |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-175) and index. |
| 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. |
| Subject |
Mass media -- Influence.
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Mass media -- United States.
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Mass media. (OCoLC)fst01011219
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Mass media -- Influence.
(OCoLC)fst01011251
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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Mass Media. |
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Television. |
| ISBN |
0140094385 (pbk.) |
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9780140094381 (pbk.) |
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