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Postman, Andrew. Introduction. Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business (Twentieth Anniversary Edition). By Neil Postman. New York City: Penguin Books, 2005. vii-xvi. Print.
Contrary to common belief even among the educated, Huxley and Orwell did not prophesy the same thing. Orwell warns that we will be overcome by an externally imposed oppression. But in Huxley's vision, no Big Brother is required to deprive people...
But from the seventeenth century to the late nineteenth century, printed matter was virtually all that was available. There were no movies to see, radio to hear, photographic displays to look at, records to play. There was no...
Amusing Ourselves to Death study guide contains a biography of Neil Postman, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis.
