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The Image : A Guide to Pseudo-Events in America
The Image A Guide to PseudoEvents in America
Author: Daniel J. Boorstin
First Published In 1962, This Wonderfully Provocative 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 D...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780679741800
ISBN-10: 0679741801
Publication Date: 9/1/1992
Pages: 336
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Publisher: Vintage
Book Type: Paperback
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A great book to understand what The American Image is all about. It is written by a famous American historian... you can definitely tell it was written by a college professor.


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