TY - BOOK ID - 17672962 TI - The image : a guide to pseudo-events in America PY - 1992 SN - 0679741801 9780679741800 PB - New York : Vintage Books, DB - UniCat KW - National characteristics, American. KW - Popular culture KW - History KW - United States KW - Civilization KW - #SBIB:39A5 KW - #SBIB:309H500 KW - #SBIB:316.7C140 KW - American national characteristics KW - Kunst, habitat, materiƫle cultuur en ontspanning KW - De theoretische benadering van code en boodschap: algemene werken KW - Cultuursociologie: cultuur en globale samenlevingen KW - National characteristics, American KW - 20th century KW - 1945 KW - -National characteristics, American. KW - -National characteristics, American UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:17672962 AB - 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 Of Celebrity As 'a Person Who Is Known For His Well-knownness.' Since Then Daniel J. Boorstin's Prophetic Vision Of An America Inundated By Its Own Illusions Has Become An Essential Resource For Any Reader Who Wants To Distinguish The Manifold Deceptions Of Our Culture From Its Few Enduring Truths. ER -