The End of Conversation: The Impact of Mass Media on Modern Society

by Franco Ferrarotti

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Franco Ferrarotti here offers a provocative look at the future of a world dominated by mass media--particularly television. He argues eloquently that the art of story-telling, the traditions of oral history, the simple pleasures of individual conversation are being lost, precisely because they embody qualities antithetical to the technological imperatives of mass society--qualities such as time to develop a thought, a thirst for details, patience,...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0313260877

ISBN13:9780313260872

Release Date:May 1988

Publisher:Praeger

Length:199 Pages

Weight:0.83 lbs.

Dimensions:0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"

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