The Image: Or, What Happened to the American Dream |
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... tion . This , too , has been a by - product of the Graphic Revolu- tion . In the single year 1901 , the number of book titles printed - about 8,000 - was more than six times that of all the titles which had been printed in the United ...
... tion . This , too , has been a by - product of the Graphic Revolu- tion . In the single year 1901 , the number of book titles printed - about 8,000 - was more than six times that of all the titles which had been printed in the United ...
Page 192
... tion has made the hypnotic appeal of the image take the place of the persuasive appeal of argument . Why be a salesman when a well - presented product is one which itself draws the consumer into the picture ? Products have become props ...
... tion has made the hypnotic appeal of the image take the place of the persuasive appeal of argument . Why be a salesman when a well - presented product is one which itself draws the consumer into the picture ? Products have become props ...
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... tion techniques , 169 ; Rogers , Will , quoted , 257 ; unreality , menace of , 240-242 Gratuity ( ies ) . See ... tion , 63 ; bores , 64 ; born and not made , 76 ; Carlyle quoted , 76 ; dead , 63 ; definition , 49 ; ( and ) democracy ...
... tion techniques , 169 ; Rogers , Will , quoted , 257 ; unreality , menace of , 240-242 Gratuity ( ies ) . See ... tion , 63 ; bores , 64 ; born and not made , 76 ; Carlyle quoted , 76 ; dead , 63 ; definition , 49 ; ( and ) democracy ...
Contents
Extravagant Expectations | 3 |
From the American Dream to American Illusions? | 239 |
SUGGESTIONS FOR FURTHER READING | 263 |
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