Neil Postman
<a href=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_Postman>Neil Postman</a> was a popular American humanist who was well known for his comments on the social effects of technology, in particular of television.
Works (24)

Amusing Ourselves to Death
1985

Technopoly
1992

How to watch TV news
1992

The disappearance of childhood
1982

Crazy talk, stupid talk
1976

Prentice Hall Literature

Teaching as a subversive activity
1969

The end of education
1995

Teaching as a conserving activity
1979

Building a Bridge to the 18th Century
1999

Conscientious objections
1988

The soft revolution
1971

Wir amüsieren uns zu Tode
1985

Myths, Men, & Beer

Language in America

Language in America
1969

Keine Götter mehr

Keine Götter mehr

Linguistics: a revolution in teaching

Die zweite Aufklärung

Television and the teaching of English
1961

The uses of language

Exploring your language

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