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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 gr...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780307398475
ISBN-10: 0307398471
Publication Date: 8/24/2010
Pages: 240
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Publisher: Vintage Canada
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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