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Empire of Illusion: The End of Literacy and the Triumph of Spectacle (eBook)

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  • An instant bestseller, Chris Hedges's Empire of Illusion is one of the most striking and unsettling explorations of illusion and fantasy in contemporary American culture.
  • Traveling to the ringside of professional wrestling bouts at Madison Square Garden, to a pornography convention in Las Vegas, and to academic conferences held by positive psychologists—who claim to be able to engineer happiness—Hedges chronicles the encroachment of artifice and propaganda in all corners of American life. He exposes the mechanisms used to divert us from confronting the economic, environmental, political, and moral collapse around us.
  • A culture that cannot distinguish between reality and illusion dies, Hedges argues, and we are dying now.

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Various Retailers have Empire of Illusion: The End of Literacy and the Triumph of Spectacle (eBook) by Chris Hedges for $1.99.

Thanks to Deal Hunter phoinix for sharing this deal.

Available from:
About this book:
  • An instant bestseller, Chris Hedges's Empire of Illusion is one of the most striking and unsettling explorations of illusion and fantasy in contemporary American culture.
  • Traveling to the ringside of professional wrestling bouts at Madison Square Garden, to a pornography convention in Las Vegas, and to academic conferences held by positive psychologists—who claim to be able to engineer happiness—Hedges chronicles the encroachment of artifice and propaganda in all corners of American life. He exposes the mechanisms used to divert us from confronting the economic, environmental, political, and moral collapse around us.
  • A culture that cannot distinguish between reality and illusion dies, Hedges argues, and we are dying now.

Editor's Notes

Written by johnny_miller | Staff
  • Our research indicates this offer is $8 lower (80% savings) than the next best price from a reputable merchant at the time of this post.
  • Please see the original post for additional details & give the forum comments a read for helpful discussion.
  • Don't have Amazon Prime? Students can get a free 6-Month Amazon Prime trial with free 2-day shipping, unlimited video streaming & more.
  • If you're not a student, there's also a free 1-Month Amazon Prime trial available.

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A book literally about the dangers of agitprop, you "it's agitprop." Can't make this crap up.
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mntbikeracer1Yesterday 2:34 PM
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Quote from shape107 View quoted comment :
Anything agitprop should be >100% off.
A book literally about the dangers of agitprop, you "it's agitprop." Can't make this crap up.
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MrZoidbergYesterday 2:43 PM
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Quote from mntbikeracer1 View quoted comment :
A book literally about the dangers of agitprop, you "it's agitprop." Can't make this crap up.
And double irony points because the book is about the end of literacy
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YuriY3085Yesterday 3:27 PM
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Can't wait to read this. Thanks for sharing!
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Yesterday 5:01 PM
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mntbikeracer1Yesterday 5:01 PM
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Quote from MrZoidberg View quoted comment :
And double irony points because the book is about the end of literacy
You might try reading it or even the short blurb right here in the description.
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ElatedSpaniel543Yesterday 5:10 PM
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Quote from shape107 View quoted comment :
War is peace, freedom is slavery, agitprop is a fight against dangers of agitprop.
I wonder how Orwell would feel about people publicly damning books they hadn't even read
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ratbastardYesterday 5:14 PM
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Quote from mntbikeracer1 View quoted comment :
A book literally about the dangers of agitprop, you "it's agitprop." Can't make this crap up.
Equating literacy with communism is a bold move, Cotton.
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DogfriendlyYesterday 10:35 PM
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If you are stupid read this book. It is about you.
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bob151Yesterday 11:40 PM
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Quote from MrZoidberg View quoted comment :
And double irony points because the book is about the end of literacy
I don't really find the movie Idiocracy humorous anymore.
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electricbabooToday 12:54 AM
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Good book for people who need guidance.
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IndigoOstrich8893Today 5:02 AM
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Good book for people who need guidance.
I use GPS all the time
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truchoToday 10:52 AM
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It's just too many words and no pictures. Pass.
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CBsdToday 1:08 PM
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Quote from shape107 View quoted comment :
Anything agitprop should be >100% off.
a full discount on reading time for you. lemme guess who you voted for....

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