Four Arguments for the Elimination of Television

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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.”

Publisher ‏ : ‎ William Morrow Paperbacks
Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 1, 1978
Edition ‏ : ‎ Reprint
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 384 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0688082742
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0688082741
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 10.4 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 0.85 x 8.25 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #315,853 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #107 in TV History & Criticism #749 in Communication & Media Studies #2,255 in Sociology Reference
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