Building A Bridge To The Eighteenth Century: Ideas From The Past That Can Improve Our Future

Synopsis

At a time when we are reexamining our values, reeling from the pace of change, witnessing the clash between good instincts and "pragmatism," dealing with the angst of a new millennium, Neil Postman, one of our most distinguished observers of contemporary society, provides for us a source of guidance and inspiration. InBuilding a Bridge to the Eighteenth Centuryhe revisits the Enlightenment, that g