{"product_id":"technopoly-the-surrender-of-culture-to-technology","title":"Technopoly: The Surrender of Culture to Technology","description":"\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMarc Notes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOriginally published: 1st ed. New York: Knopf, 1992.;Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-210) and index.;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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNEIL POSTMAN was University Professor, Paulette Goddard Chair of Media Ecology, and Chair of the Department of Culture and Communication at New York University. Among his twenty books are studies of childhood ( \n\u003ci\u003eThe Disappearance of Childhood\u003c\/i\u003e), public discourse ( \n\u003ci\u003eAmusing Ourselves to Death\u003c\/i\u003e), education ( \n\u003ci\u003eTeaching as a Subversive Activity\u003c\/i\u003e and \n\u003ci\u003eThe End of Education\u003c\/i\u003e), and the impact of technology ( \n\u003ci\u003eTechnopoly\u003c\/i\u003e). His interest in education was long-standing, beginning with his experience as an elementary and secondary school teacher. He died in 2003.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA witty, often terrifying that chronicles our transformation into a society that is shaped by technology--from the acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eAmusing Ourselves to Death.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A provocative book ... A tool for fighting back against the tools that run our lives.\" --\u003ci\u003eDallas Morning News\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe story of our society's 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/span\u003e 03\/01\/1993 (EAN 9780679745402, Paperback)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eBooklist\u003c\/span\u003e 03\/15\/1993 pg. 1324 (EAN 9780394582726, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/span\u003e 01\/01\/1992 (EAN 9780394582726, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/span\u003e 12\/13\/1991 (EAN 9780394582726, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Postman, Neil\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePub Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 1993-03-31\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC:\u003c\/b\u003e Social Science \/ Sociology \/ General\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSubjects:\u003c\/b\u003e Technology|Social aspects\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.51 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780679745402\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eASIN:\u003c\/b\u003e -\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSKU:\u003c\/b\u003e SP-9780679745402\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52372832813337,"sku":"SP-9780679745402","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0913\/0380\/5209\/files\/9780679745402_spiral.png?v=1778452871","url":"https:\/\/westbindery.com\/products\/technopoly-the-surrender-of-culture-to-technology","provider":"West Bindery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}