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Disappearance of Childhood

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4 out of 5
Based on 22 Ratings and 22 Reviews

Book Description
From the vogue for nubile models to the explosion in the juvenile crime rate, this modern classic of social history and media traces the precipitous decline of childhood in America today-and the corresponding threat to the notion of adulthood.

Deftly marshaling a vast array of historical and demographic research, Neil Postman, author of Technopoly, suggests that childhood is a relatively re... More
Book Information
PublisherComet
BindingPaperback (9 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages192
ISBN-100863790380
ISBN-13978-0863790386
Publication Date02/21/1985
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About Neil Postman (Author) : Neil Postman is a published author. Some of the published credits of Neil Postman include The Disappearance of Childhood (Unabridged).
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