||7 of 7 people found the following review helpful.| Insightful. Prophetic. Revealing. Profound.|By Jeffrey E Ellis|THE IMAGE by Daniel Boorstin is a seminal work on the popular culture in America. Though first published in 1969, it is as relevant today as it was then; perhaps more so given the clarity and vantage point of time and experience.
In the fall of 1975, this book was required reading in my freshman college|||Praise for Daniel J. Boorstin's The Image||“A very informative and entertaining and chastising book.” |—Harper’s | |“A book that everyone in America should read every few years. Stunning in its pre
First published in 1962, this wonderfully provocative book introduced the notion of “pseudo-events”—events such as press conferences and presidential debates, which are manufactured solely in order to be reported—and the contemporary definition of celebrity as “a person who is known for his well-knownness.” Since then Daniel J. Boorstin’s prophetic vision of an America inundated by its own illusions has become an essential re...
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You can specify the type of files you want, for your gadget.The Image: A Guide to Pseudo-Events in America | Daniel J. Boorstin. A good, fresh read, highly recommended.
