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    <body><![CDATA[Somewhat dated - it was written in the very early 80's and revisited in the early 90's - this book none-the-less tells the simple tale of both the rise of the Western concept of Childhood (and by consequence, the concept of adulthood too) with the emergence of modern communication technology; in the...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/35374603">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I like Postman.  I think I've read most of his books.  I've learned that I frequently agree with what he writes--to the ire of many no doubt.  He is a critic and has won the George Orwell Award for Clarity in Language by the National Council of Teachers of English.  Okay, I know, awards don't always...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/23892441">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Aside from my recent Postmanophilic symptoms, I was initially interested in reading this book because of my observations concerning children in society today. The issue hooked me with how problematic the idea of authority was to children (and indeed to adults). As a second generation Asian American,...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6480319">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Really a wonderful book. It, as usual adds information I never thought about (the living conditions of the Middle Ages and the assertion that childhood did not exist in that oral age) while going toward the birth, uneasy growth and death spiral of childhood in our modern age. This book is by a maste...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78220244">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Another great book by Postman.  He argues that new communication mediums--particularly television are eroding the notion of childhood--something that was developed shortly after the printing press.  The idea of childhood is one of the most humane inventions of mankind and its loss will lead to the d...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/48228199">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Got to be one of the most important books on child development...by a writer who puts together those, &quot;How the heck did he do that&quot; sentences.  Worth reading, then re-reading to get it all.  What book about childhood development starts with a history of the printing press.  Money!]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[*Middle Ages - at 7 years language, &quot;needed skills&quot;<br/>*printing press - need to be educated (rigor of mind)- need for censorship from youth, shame of adults - individuality expressed<br/>*Telegraph - communication from &quot;someone&quot; instead of individual<br/>*TV - requires perce...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/11249143">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This book gives the fascinating history of childhood. Further, he explores the place that the invention of the printing press, literacy, television and beyond play in childhood. He calls for parents to raise an elite group of children who can read!]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Another great book by Neil postman. This traces the historical and cultural development of childhood.  Postman argues that we can foresee the disappearance of childhood today due to some huge aspects of our culture, namely in the media.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[After reading this I've decided I am not a fan of Neil Postman books. This is the second one I've read (so maybe I have picked only bad ones) and I feel like in The End of Education as well as this book he exaggerates and treats the negative minority of a subject as the norm. I know he is educated, ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78255671">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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  <read_at>Sun Aug 17 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Although I don't agree with EVERYTHING that was written (because I do seem to lean more towards the &quot;liberal&quot; side of things), I still give this book four stars, because of the way it was written.  This book does raise some thought, and gives very interesting historical and psychological f...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/19848558">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Wonderful discussion on the trends of childhood.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This isn't what I thought it would be.  The first chapter bored me and I don't know that I buy into the authors claims.  Oh well.  Win some, lose some.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Interesting, if somewhat outdated. It was a lot briefer than I expected so there wasn't as much detail as I would have hoped, or sociological data. All the stuff about the printing press was interesting, but perhaps took up too much space in a book that was less than 200 pages total. ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Interesting topic with some intriguing ideas about the connection between the social construction of &quot;childhood&quot; and the concept of literacy.  Don't necessarily agree with everything Postman theorizes, but this book is worth a read...particularly since a lot of the issues still remain near...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/34228603">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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  <read_at>Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[A compact volume that I'm reading for a research project.  Every page contains information/observations that I am compelled to mark for citation later.  Postman makes an interesting case for the creating of &quot;childhood&quot; with the advent of the printing press and its disappearance with techno...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/19359079">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I've been reading this bit by bit since the fall.  It continues to challenge me as a parent since I really want my children to have a childhood- summers with nothing to do and learning to be creative with a stick and some mud.  ]]></body>
    
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