Ivo Mosley

Dumbing Down: Culture, Politics and the Mass Media Ivo Mosley

Brief Description: This text is a compilation of essays on changes in culture and the media and the dangers of their... Review Quotes:"The lively intelligence of the essays... cannot and must not be dismissed as the rabid posturing of tired old traditionalists. The debate they ought to inspire is a debate our country desperately needs."--Chris Woodhead "Sunday Telegraph "Review Quotes:"If there is hope at all, it lies in the existence of books like this."--Geoffrey Wheatcroft "Daily Mail "Review Quotes:"At last we have a map of the moronic inferno... perhaps, then, this volume may take its place in the canon of critique."--Laurence Coupe "PN Review "Review Quotes:"An entertaining and informative read, well worth 12.95."--Septimus Waugh "Literary Review ""Review Quotes:"Well-selected and serious essays by known and established writers."--George Wedd "Contemporary Review "Review Quotes:"Page after page of wise insights, acerbic observations, and (mostly) demonstrable propositions... likely to rule unchallenged for a long time to come."--Derek Turner "Chronicles "Review Quotes:"Bold, straight-talking polemic, Dumbing Down tackles the necessary questions of our time."--Marina WarnerReview Quotes:"Dumbing down concerns us all. This book is an admirable protest against the process."--Sir John KeeganReview Quotes:"Dumbing Down raises important questions, which most of us would rather not hear, and which our public culture lacks the confidence to deal with."--Anthony O'Hear

Contributor Bio:  Mosley, Ivo Ivo Mosley writes on politics and culture for many journals and newspapers, both mainstream and academic. Previous books (which include Dumbing Down and Democracy, Fascism and the New World Order, both for Imprint Academic) have been acclaimed 'book of the year' (Spectator), entirely fascinating (The Week), a book for our time (Telegraph); At last! A guide to the moronic inferno! (PN Review) and If there is any hope at all, it lies in the existence of books like this! (Daily Mail).