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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 301.161
EAN: 9780688082741
ISBN: 0688082742
Label: Harper Perennial
Manufacturer: Harper Perennial
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 376
Publication Date: March 01, 1978
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Release Date: March 01, 1978
Sales Rank: 38369
Studio: Harper Perennial
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A total departure from previous writing about television, this book is the first ever to advocate that the medium is not reformable. Its problems are inherent in the technology itself and are so dangerous -- to personal health and sanity, to the environment, and to democratic processes -- that TV ought to be eliminated forever.
Weaving personal experiences through meticulous research, the author ranges widely over aspects of television that have rarely been examined and never before joined together, allowing an entirely new, frightening image to emerge. The idea that all technologies are "neutral," benign instruments that can be used well or badly, is thrown open to profound doubt. Speaking of TV reform is, in the words of the author, "as absurd as speaking of the reform of a technology such as guns."
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This is one of the most thought provoking books I have ever read. Everyone who owns a television set should read this book. (Except maybe Ted Turner)
After I finished the book and watched TV, I started looking at what Jerry brought up in the book, instead of what was actually on the screen. Everything fell into place.
This book may have been published 30 years ago, but everything he says is applicable in today's television reality.
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They don't call it an idiot box for nothing. Television has morphed into a pathetic invention over the years. What started as a revolutionary invention, has become nothing more than CONSTANT advertising, biased news, and stupid programming. Reality TV is a great example. Take a bunch of pathetic wannabe's, put them in a house, and watch the BS unfold! Is this what people should be doing with their precious time on this Earth? Watching a steady stream of advertising and mindless programming? Our morals ... Read More
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This is an important book because it outlines a cause to so many problems, that is so pervasive it goes unnoticed by the vast majority of people. Television was only introduced in South Africa in 1975, as it happens the year I was born, because the Apartheid government saw a threat to itself loosing control. It would be fascinating to know who finally made the convincing argument to get the government's approval. This book was published in 1978 or 30 years ago and it's not hard to imagine how much ... Read More
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I read this book from cover to cover with something akin to complete horror. I was appalled that many people regard this as a good book, while in fact it is one of the most poorly argued, weakly reasoned books I've ever encountered. I am sorely tempted to write a book-length response entitled TWENTY ARGUMENTS IN REFUTATION OF JERRY MANDER.
I could go ten times over the maximum length allotted to me here and not do more than scratch the surface of what is wrong with this book. Let me start ... Read More
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Well, I seem to be one of that rare species of person who didn't feel passionately one way or another about this book.
On the "pro" side, I agree (mostly) with his main premise: the impact of television on society and individuals is mostly negative -- and in particular, I don't see any benefit to television commercials at all. It's great to have a book out there that raises awareness of this. Fact is, our psychology is built in such a way that we are not "good" at television in the same way ... Read More
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