The Image: A Guide to Pseudo-Events in America by Daniel J. Boorstin

The Image: A Guide to Pseudo-Events in America

Daniel J. Boorstin

336 pages first pub 1961 (editions)

nonfiction history philosophy politics challenging informative reflective slow-paced
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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 ...

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