The image
a guide to pseudo-events in America
1st Harper colophon ed.
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Author
Contributions
- Daniel J. Boorstin Collection (Library of Congress) - Contributor
Publication
1964 - Harper & Row, New York, New York (State)
Language
English
Word Count
78,750 words, Guess
Page Count
315 pages
Identifiers
- Internet Archiveimageguidetopseu00boor
- LibraryThing92656
- Library of Congress Control Number95152428
- Open LibraryOL867863M
Classifications
- DDC973.9
- LCCE169.12 .B66 1964
Description
First published in 1962, this 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.
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Series Statement
- Harper colophon books
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- The image: a guide to pseudo-events in America
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