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Virtuous Reality: How America Surrendered Discussion of Moral Values to Opportunists, Nitwits, and Blockheads Like William Bennett
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Random House Inc
Publication date
January 1, 1997
Pages
212
Binding
Hardcover
Edition
1
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780679449133
ISBN-10
0679449132
Dimensions
0.75 by 5.75 by 8.75 in.
Weight
0.85 lbs.
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$21.00
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Summaries and Reviews
Summary
A provocative, controversial exploration of the cultural values spawned by the advent of the new media takes issue with critical views of the Internet, MTV, and other multimedia phenomena to explore the realities of interaction among technology, media, and culture. 40,000 first printing. Tour.
(view table of contents)Amazon.com description: Product Description: New electronic technologies are "dumbing down" America. Pop culture creates violent kids with short attention spans. The decline of the print media has made adults politically apathetic. Communicating by computer isolates us and erodes our civic life. The internet, MTV, live cable talk shows, and other multimedia are corroding our society. . . right?
Wrong!! retorts Jon Katz. In his brilliant "take no prisoners" polemic, he explains that if you believe any of the above, you've been swallowing the propaganda expounded by the powers that be, including the likes of William Bennett, Bob Dole, Tipper Gore, and Bill Clinton -- all of whom are keeping us ignorant of the real problems.
This cutting-edge book -- as useful to media-phobes as it is to Webheads -- brings a much needed voice of reason and clarity to the debate over technology's impact on society. It will make its readers rethink everything they've ever been told or read about the interaction between technology, media, and culture.
Wrong!! retorts Jon Katz. In his brilliant "take no prisoners" polemic, he explains that if you believe any of the above, you've been swallowing the propaganda expounded by the powers that be, including the likes of William Bennett, Bob Dole, Tipper Gore, and Bill Clinton -- all of whom are keeping us ignorant of the real problems.
This cutting-edge book -- as useful to media-phobes as it is to Webheads -- brings a much needed voice of reason and clarity to the debate over technology's impact on society. It will make its readers rethink everything they've ever been told or read about the interaction between technology, media, and culture.
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9780679449133 | details & prices | 212 pages | 5.75 × 8.75 × 0.75 in. | 0.85 lbs | List price $21.00
About: An exploration of the cultural values spawned by the advent of the new media takes issue with critical views of the Internet, MTV, and other multimedia phenomena
About: An exploration of the cultural values spawned by the advent of the new media takes issue with critical views of the Internet, MTV, and other multimedia phenomena
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