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040 _aCITU LRAC
_ceng
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041 _aeng
050 1 0 _aT14.5
_b.P667 1993
082 0 0 _a303.483
_220
100 1 _aPostman, Neil.
_eauthor
245 1 0 _aTechnopoly :
_bthe surrender of culture to technology /
_cNeil Postman.
250 _aFirst Vintage Books edition
264 1 _aNew York :
_bVintage Books,
_c1993.
300 _axii, 222 pages ;
_c21 cm.
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _aunmediated
_bn
_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
_bnc
_2rdacarrier
500 _aOriginally published: 1st ed. New York : Knopf, 1992.
500 _aIncludes index
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [207]-210)
505 _a 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.
520 _aA 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.
650 0 _aTechnology
_xSocial aspects.
856 4 2 _3Publisher description
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