Postman, Neil.
Technopoly : the surrender of culture to technology / Neil Postman. - First Vintage Books edition - xii, 222 pages ; 21 cm.
Originally published: 1st ed. New York : Knopf, 1992. Includes index
Includes bibliographical references (p. [207]-210)
The judgment of Thamus --
From tools to technocracy --
From technocracy to technopoly --
The improbable world --
The broken defenses --
The ideology of machines: medical technology --
The ideology of machines: computer technology --
Invisible technologies --
Scientism --
The great symbol drain --
The loving resistance fighter.
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.
0679745408 (pbk.) : $11.00 ($14.50 Can.)
92050584
Technology--Social aspects.
T14.5 / .P667 1993
303.483
Technopoly : the surrender of culture to technology / Neil Postman. - First Vintage Books edition - xii, 222 pages ; 21 cm.
Originally published: 1st ed. New York : Knopf, 1992. Includes index
Includes bibliographical references (p. [207]-210)
The judgment of Thamus --
From tools to technocracy --
From technocracy to technopoly --
The improbable world --
The broken defenses --
The ideology of machines: medical technology --
The ideology of machines: computer technology --
Invisible technologies --
Scientism --
The great symbol drain --
The loving resistance fighter.
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.
0679745408 (pbk.) : $11.00 ($14.50 Can.)
92050584
Technology--Social aspects.
T14.5 / .P667 1993
303.483