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Empire of Illusion: The End of Literacy and the Triumph of Spectacle
Empire of Illusion The End of Literacy and the Triumph of Spectacle
Author: Chris Hedges
Pulitzer prize–winner Chris Hedges charts the dramatic and disturbing rise of a post-literate society that craves fantasy, ecstasy and illusion. — Chris Hedges argues that we now live in two societies: One, the minority, functions in a print-based, literate world, that can cope with complexity and can separate illusion from truth. The other, a ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780307398468
ISBN-10: 0307398463
Publication Date: 7/28/2009
Pages: 240
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Publisher: Knopf Canada
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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