Technopoly: The Surrender of Culture to Technology

By Neil Postman

A witty, often terrifying that chronicles our transformation into a society that is shaped by technology—from the acclaimed author of Amusing Ourselves to Death. "A provocative book ... A tool for fighting back against the tools that run our lives." —Dallas Morning News The story of our society's transformation into a Technopoly: a society that no longer merely uses technology as a support system but instead is shaped by it—with radical consequences for the meanings of politics, art, education, intelligence, and truth.

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Published Mar 31, 1993

240 pages

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emma53baldwin
6/10 stars
Interesting thoughts and I always enjoy theory with solid structure. I just have personal gripe with the way the author goes about considering the nature of humanity and think he works off those assumptions a bit much.