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| Document Type: | Book |
|---|---|
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Neil Postman |
| ISBN: | 0679745408 9780679745402 |
| OCLC Number: | 27034657 |
| Notes: | Originally published: 1st ed. New York : Knopf, 1992. |
| Description: | xii, 222 p. ; 21 cm. |
| Contents: | The judgment of Thamus -- From tools to technocracy -- From technocracy to technopoly -- The improbable world -- The broken defenses -- The ideology of machines: medical technology -- The ideology of machines: computer technology -- Invisible technologies -- Scientism -- The great symbol drain -- The loving resistance fighter. |
| Responsibility: | Neil Postman. |
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Abstract:
A social critic argues that the United States has become a "technopoly"--a system that sacrifices social institutions for self-perpetuating technological advancement--and suggests ways to use technical skills to enhance our democracy.
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