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Technopoly:

The Surrender of Culture to Technology
Frontcover
33 Rezensionen
Random House Digital, Inc., 01.06.2011 - 240 Seiten
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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Review: Technopoly: The Surrender of Culture to Technology

Nutzerbericht  - Sean - Goodreads

Man fashions technology; technology fashions man. Required reading with tremendous explanatory power. An extremely helpful account of how technology surreptitiously shapes the way we think, speak and ... Vollständige Rezension lesen

Review: Technopoly: The Surrender of Culture to Technology

Nutzerbericht  - Jason Leonard - Goodreads

The best critique of our contemporary culture I have read. Insightful, subversive, lucid. It's a tad extreme but this only serves to make it more engaging. Postman journeys through various histories ... Vollständige Rezension lesen

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Inhalt

From Tools to Technocracy
From Technocracy to Technopoly
The Improbable World
The Broken Defenses
Medical Technology
Computer Technology
Invisible Technologies
Scientism
The Great Symbol Drain
The Loving Resistance Fighter
Notes
Bibliography
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Über den Autor (2011)

Neil Postman was chairman of the department of communication arts at New York University. He passed away in 2003. Steve Powers is an Emmy Award-winning journalist with more than forty-five years experience in broadcast news.

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