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The Image: A Guide to Pseudo-Events in America

The Image: A Guide to Pseudo-Events in America

by Daniel J. Boorstin
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About this book

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 resource for any reader who wants to distinguish the manifold deceptions of our culture from its few enduring truths.

Book Details

ISBN13 9780679741800
ISBN10 0679741801
Series/Work OL1169616W View on OpenLibrary
Publisher Vintage
Pages 319
Language EN-US
Created At January 30, 2025
Updated At January 30, 2025
Last OL update January 18, 2025

Subjects

Américains American Dream American National characteristics Beeldvorming Civilisation Civilization Gesellschaftskritik History Massacommunicatie Mass media, social aspects National characteristics, american Popular culture Popular culture, united states Sensatie Social Psychology United states, civilization, 1945-

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