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Technopoly : the surrender of culture to technology / Neil Postman.

By: Postman, Neil [author]

Language: English Publisher: New York : Vintage Books, 1993Edition: First Vintage Books editionDescription: xii, 222 pages ; 21 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0679745408 (pbk.) :Subject(s): Technology -- Social aspectsDDC classification: 303.483 LOC classification: T14.5 | .P667 1993Online resources: Publisher description

Contents:

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.

Summary: 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.

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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.

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