Items related to Building a Bridge to the 18th Century: How the Past...
Synopsis
In Building a Bridge to the 18th Century, acclaimed cultural critic Neil Postman offers a cure for the hysteria and hazy values of the postmodern world.
Postman shows us how to reclaim that balance between mind and machine in a dazzling celebration of the accomplishments of the Enlightenment-from Jefferson's representative democracy to Locke's deductive reasoning to Rousseau's demand that the care and edification of children be considered an investment in our collective future. Here, too, is the bold assertion that Truth is invulnerable to fashion or the passing of time. Provocative and brilliantly argued, Building a Bridge to the 18th Century illuminates a navigable path through the Information Age-a byway whose signposts, it turns out, were there all along."synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
Review
"Patient, humane . . . [Postman] may well be ahead of his time." --San Francisco Examiner
"[Postman's] most ambitious attempt yet to help America survive the future." -- The New York Observer "[A] critique of the claims made on behalf of technology, along with a defense of old-fashioned liberal humanism."--The New York Times Book Review "A refreshing antidote to the current mania for starry-eyed futurism. . . . Reminds us that Goethe and Voltaire . . . might be better guides into the twenty-first century than Bill Gates or Alvin Toffler." --Utne ReaderAbout the Author
Neil Postman lives in New York City.
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
- PublisherVintage Books
- Publication date2000
- ISBN 10 0375701273
- ISBN 13 9780375701276
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages224
Buy New
Learn more about this copy
£ 7.74
Shipping:
£ 3.72
Within U.S.A.
Top Search Results from the AbeBooks Marketplace
Stock Image
Building a Bridge to the 18th Century: How the Past Can Improve Our Future
Seller: SecondSale, Montgomery, IL, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: USED_GOOD. Item in good condition. Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc. Seller Inventory # 00070800685
Quantity: 2 available
Stock Image
Building a Bridge to the 18th Century: How the Past Can Improve Our Future
Seller: ZBK Books, Carlstadt, NJ, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: USED_GOOD. Used book in good and clean conditions. Pages and cover are intact. Limited notes marks and highlighting may be present. May show signs of normal shelf wear and bends on edges. Item may be missing CDs or access codes. May include library marks. Fast Shipping. Seller Inventory # ZBM.1IXJ1
Quantity: 1 available
Stock Image
Building a Bridge to the 18th Century: How the Past Can Improve Our Future
Seller: Goodwill, Brooklyn Park, MN, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: USED_GOOD. Cover/Case has some rubbing and edgewear. Access codes, CDs, slipcovers and other accessories may not be included. Seller Inventory # 2Y6RVP003E9N_ns
Quantity: 1 available
Stock Image
Building a Bridge to the 18th Century: How the Past Can Improve Our Future
Seller: Goodwill, Brooklyn Park, MN, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: USED_FAIR. There is handwriting and/or underlining and or highlighting in the book There is handwriting, stickers or numbers inside the front cover Stains on outside cover/inside the book. Cover/Case has some rubbing and edgewear. Access codes, CDs, slipcovers and other accessories may not be included. Seller Inventory # 2Y6ISV0080DE_ns
Quantity: 1 available
Stock Image
Building a Bridge to the 18th Century: How the Past Can Improve Our Future
Seller: Irish Booksellers, Portland, ME, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: USED_GOOD. SHIPS FROM USA. Used books have different signs of use and do not include supplemental materials such as CDs, Dvds, Access Codes, charts or any other extra material. All used books might have various degrees of writing, highliting and wear and tear and possibly be an ex-library with the usual stickers and stamps. Dust Jackets are not guaranteed and when still present, they will have various degrees of tear and damage. All images are Stock Photos, not of the actual item. book. Seller Inventory # 21-0375701273-G
Quantity: 1 available
Stock Image
Building a Bridge to the 18th Century: How the Past Can Improve Our Future
Seller: Wonder Book, Frederick, MD, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: USED_ASNEW. Like New condition. A near perfect copy that may have very minor cosmetic defects. Seller Inventory # H11B-02327
Quantity: 1 available
Stock Image
Building a Bridge to the 18th Century : How the Past Can Improve Our Future
Published by
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 2000
ISBN 10: 0375701273
ISBN 13: 9780375701276
Used
Softcover
Seller: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: USED_VERYGOOD. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects. Seller Inventory # 5848312-6
Quantity: 1 available
Stock Image
Building a Bridge to the 18th Century : How the Past Can Improve Our Future
Published by
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 2000
ISBN 10: 0375701273
ISBN 13: 9780375701276
Used
Softcover
Seller: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: USED_GOOD. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. Seller Inventory # 4272180-6
Quantity: 1 available
Stock Image
Building a Bridge to the 18th Century : How the Past Can Improve Our Future
Published by
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 2000
ISBN 10: 0375701273
ISBN 13: 9780375701276
Used
Softcover
Seller: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: USED_VERYGOOD. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects. Seller Inventory # 5569677-6
Quantity: 2 available
Stock Image
Building a Bridge to the 18th Century: How the Past Can Improve Our Future
Seller: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Paperback. Condition: USED_FAIR. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.45. Seller Inventory # G0375701273I5N00
Quantity: 1 available