TY  - BOOK
AU  - Postman,Neil
TI  - Technopoly: the surrender of culture to technology 
SN  - 0679745408 (pbk.) :
AV  - T14.5 .P667 1993
U1  - 303.483 20
PY  - 1993///
CY  - New York
PB  - Vintage Books
KW  - Technology
KW  - Social aspects
N1  - 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
N2  - 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
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/random045/92050584.html
ER  -