Cultural Amnesia : America's Future and the Crisis of Memory

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Summary: Cultural Amnesia: Americas Future and the Crisis of Memory
Review: At first glance, I thought certainly I would be disappointed with this book. Not only was it short (and expensive), but broken down into many "sub-chapters". Fortunately I was wrong.

The author begins the book with a necessarily abbreviated synopsis of the history of cultural memory. He then examines how the invention of writing, the printing press, the television, and the internet affect cultural memory.

After establishing that there is a decline in America's basic education level and collective understanding of our culture's history, the author thouroughly examines root causes. He also talks about how losing a sense of cultural heritage, as well as the transfer of basic educational information can negatively affect the U.S.

This book is thoroughly researched, well organized, and ties together well many seemingly unrelated topics.

I highly recommend this book, especially if you are, like me, intent on examining why our mainstream American culture is so mind-boggling ignorant

Rating:
Summary: Cultural Amnesia: Americas Future and the Crisis of Memory
Review: At first glance, I thought certainly I would be disappointed with this book. Not only was it short (and expensive), but broken down into many "sub-chapters". Fortunately I was wrong.

The author begins the book with a necessarily abbreviated synopsis of the history of cultural memory. He then examines how the invention of writing, the printing press, the television, and the internet affect cultural memory.

After establishing that there is a decline in America's basic education level and collective understanding of our culture's history, the author thouroughly examines root causes. He also talks about how losing a sense of cultural heritage, as well as the transfer of basic educational information can negatively affect the U.S.

This book is thoroughly researched, well organized, and ties together well many seemingly unrelated topics.

I highly recommend this book, especially if you are, like me, intent on examining why our mainstream American culture is so mind-boggling ignorant