Jerry Mander's "In the Absence of the Sacred"

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This paper reviews Jerry Mander's second book, entitled "In the Absence of the Sacred: The Failure of Technology and the Survival of the Indian Nations". The author points out that this book is categorized as environmental non-fiction book, which offers unique solutions to the problems facing our world today. The paper reviews Mander's book was reviewed in several different ways: A basic review, a cover blurb, and a catalogue entry.

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"Jerry Mander's second book, entitled "In the Absence of the Sacred: The Failure of Technology and the Survival of the Indian Nations", takes on a challenging and complex topic and does it in a simple and accessible way. The title says it all, in a way - it expresses what the author wants to cover in his book. Mander is criticizing technology and the role that it has in our society. This is done in the same vein as his previous book, "Four Arguments for the Elimination of Television", but it goes further."

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