{"product_id":"technopoly-the-surrender-of-culture-to-technology-9780679745402","title":"Technopoly: The Surrender of Culture to Technology","description":"\u003cb\u003eA witty, often terrifying that chronicles our transformation into a society that is shaped by technology--from the acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eAmusing Ourselves to Death.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A provocative book ... A tool for fighting back against the tools that run our lives.\" --\u003ci\u003eDallas Morning News\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNEIL POSTMAN was University Professor, Paulette Goddard Chair of Media Ecology, and Chair of the Department of Culture and Communication at New York University. Among his twenty books are studies of childhood (\u003ci\u003eThe Disappearance of Childhood\u003c\/i\u003e), public discourse (\u003ci\u003eAmusing Ourselves to Death\u003c\/i\u003e), education (\u003ci\u003eTeaching as a Subversive Activity\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe End of Education\u003c\/i\u003e), and the impact of technology (\u003ci\u003eTechnopoly\u003c\/i\u003e). His interest in education was long-standing, beginning with his experience as an elementary and secondary school teacher. He died in 2003.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50646616539410,"sku":"9780679745402","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c1a0dd49-f09a-4f1e-8978-b4ce268e39fd.jpg?v=1733182230","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/technopoly-the-surrender-of-culture-to-technology-9780679745402","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}