Amusing Ourselves to Death

Summary

Amusing Ourselves to Death is a written work^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of written_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (516 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Amusing Ourselves to Death authored Neil Postman^[3].
• Amusing Ourselves to Death's instance of is recorded as written work^[4].
• Amusing Ourselves to Death's publisher is recorded as Methuen Publishing^[5].
• Amusing Ourselves to Death's genre is recorded as non-fiction^[6].
• Amusing Ourselves to Death's depicts is recorded as The Voyage of the Mimi^[7].
• Amusing Ourselves to Death's depicts is recorded as Watch Your Mouth^[8].
• Amusing Ourselves to Death's OCLC number is recorded as 613057347^[9].
• Amusing Ourselves to Death's language of work or name is recorded as English^[10].
• Amusing Ourselves to Death's publication date is recorded as +1985-00-00T00:00:00Z^[11].
• Amusing Ourselves to Death's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03g5m4^[12].
• Amusing Ourselves to Death's Open Library ID is recorded as OL137916W^[13].
• Amusing Ourselves to Death's Open Library ID is recorded as OL7361579M^[14].
• Amusing Ourselves to Death's Internet Archive ID is recorded as amusingourselves00postm^[15].
• Amusing Ourselves to Death's has edition or translation is recorded as Amusing Ourselves to Death^[16].
• Amusing Ourselves to Death's narrative location is recorded as United States^[17].
• Amusing Ourselves to Death's main subject is recorded as media ecology^[18].
• Amusing Ourselves to Death's LibraryThing work ID is recorded as 23577^[19].
• Amusing Ourselves to Death's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Amusing-Ourselves-to-Death-Public-Discourse-in-the-Age-of-Show-Business^[20].
• Amusing Ourselves to Death's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Amusing Ourselves to Death'}^[21].
• Amusing Ourselves to Death's subtitle is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business'}^[22].
• Amusing Ourselves to Death's first line is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'At different times in our history, different cities have been the focal point of a radiating American spirit.'}^[23].
• Amusing Ourselves to Death's NNL item ID is recorded as 001926675^[24].
• Amusing Ourselves to Death's OCLC work ID is recorded as 433246819^[25].
• Amusing Ourselves to Death's copyright status is recorded as copyrighted^[26].
• Amusing Ourselves to Death's Goodreads work ID is recorded as 2337731^[27].

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Designation and Status

Amusing Ourselves to Death's instance of is recorded as written work^[4].

Why It Matters

Amusing Ourselves to Death ranks in the top 2% of written_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (516 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]

It has been cited as an influence by Amused to Death^[30], an album^[31].

FAQs

Who did Amusing Ourselves to Death influence?

Amusing Ourselves to Death has been cited as an influence by Amused to Death^[30].