Technopoly

Technopoly
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Publisher : Vintage
Total Pages : 240
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ISBN-10 : 9780307797353
ISBN-13 : 030779735X
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Book Synopsis Technopoly by : Neil Postman

Download or read book Technopoly written by Neil Postman and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2011-06-01 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this witty, often terrifying work of cultural criticism, the author of Amusing Ourselves to Death chronicles our transformation into a Technopoly: a society that no longer merely uses technology as a support system but instead is shaped by it—with radical consequences for the meanings of politics, art, education, intelligence, and truth.


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