The age of American unreason /

Jacoby, Susan, -1945

The age of American unreason / Susan Jacoby. - New York : Pantheon Books, 2008 - xx, 356 p. 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Combining historical analysis with contemporary observation, Jacoby dissects a new American cultural phenomenon--the addiction to infotainment, from television to the Web, which has resulted in a lazy and credulous public. www.alibris.com

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Mass media--United States.
National characteristics, American.
Popular culture--United States.
Reason--United States.
Social psychology--United States.
Social values--United States.

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