Postman, Neil

Amusing ourselves to death : public discourse in the age of show business by Neil Postman ( Book )
45 editions published between 1984 and 2006 in English and Danish and held by 3,612 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Examines the effects of television on American society, arguing that media messages, which were generally coherent, serious, and rational when in print, have become shriveled and absurd due to the medium of television

Technopoly : the surrender of culture to technology by Neil Postman ( Book )
31 editions published between 1992 and 2013 in English and Italian and held by 2,653 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
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

Teaching as a subversive activity by Neil Postman ( Book )
60 editions published between 1969 and 2013 in English and Undetermined and held by 2,637 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"A no-holds-barred assault on outdated teaching methods--with dramatic and practical proposals on how education can be made relevant to today's world"--Jacket subtitle

The end of education : redefining the value of school by Neil Postman ( Book )
26 editions published between 1995 and 2013 in English and held by 2,526 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In this comprehensive response to the education crisis, the author of Teaching as a Subversive Activity returns to the subject that established his reputation as one of our most insightful social critics. Postman presents useful models with which schools can restore a sense of purpose, tolerance, and a respect for learning

The disappearance of childhood by Neil Postman ( Book )
24 editions published between 1982 and 2013 in English and held by 2,097 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"From the vogue for nubile models to the explosion in the juvenile crime rate, this modern classic of social history and media traces the precipitous decline of childhood in America today--and the corresponding threat to the notion of adulthood."--P. [4] of cover

How to watch TV news by Neil Postman ( Book )
15 editions published between 1992 and 2008 in English and Italian and held by 1,286 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
America is suffering from an information glut, and most Americans are no longer clear about what news is worth remembering or how any of it connects to anything else. Thus Americans are rapidly becoming the least knowledgeable people in the industrial world. For anyone who wants to control--not be controlled by--the powerful influence of television, How to Watch TV News shows you how to become a discerning viewer

Building a bridge to the 18th century : how the past can improve our future by Neil Postman ( Book )
29 editions published between 1999 and 2013 in English and held by 1,264 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"In Building a Bridge to the Eighteenth Century Neil Postman revisits the Enlightenment, that great flowering of ideas that provided a humane direction for the future - ideas that formed our nation and that we would do well to embrace anew." "He turns our attention to Goethe, Voltaire, Rousseau, Diderot, Kant, Edward Gibbon, Adam Smith, Thomas Paine, Jefferson, and Franklin, and to their then-radical thinking about inductive science, religious and political freedom, popular education, rational commerce, the nation-state, progress, and happiness." "Postman calls for a future connected to traditions that provide sane authority and meaningful purpose - as opposed to an overreliance on technology and an increasing disregard for the lessons of history. And he argues passionately for specific new guidelines in the education of our children, with renewed emphasis on developing the intellect as successfully as we are developing a computer-driven world."--Jacket

Conscientious objections : stirring up trouble about language, technology, and education by Neil Postman ( Book )
19 editions published between 1988 and 2013 in English and held by 1,263 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In this book of essays, Postman explores three major themes: how the triumphs of technology can often waste creativity, why the decline and humiliation of the word is so problematic, and how education reflects the earlier two themes by subtly accepting them. He contends that the lack of critical thinking and crisis of illiteracy are directly related to how education interprets language and technology

Language in America by Neil Postman ( Book )
12 editions published between 1969 and 1979 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,184 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Linguistics: a revolution in teaching by Neil Postman ( Book )
28 editions published between 1966 and 1980 in 3 languages and held by 1,061 WorldCat member libraries worldwide