Within the Context of No Context
Long-timeNew Yorkerwriter George W. S. Trow first published the long title essay of this book in 1981, and it now appears with a companion piece, "Collapsing Dominant." Taken together, the two essays are a trenchant and often scathing examination of American culture. As Trow surveys the landscape, he observes that television has created a land of "no context," which it then gleefully chronicles. The many examples he cites of things he has witnessed in the mass media are alarming not for what he has seen--for we have all seen this stuff--but for the intense, and at times lacerating, insight with which he views the passing parade of frivolity.Within the Context of No Contextis a slim book that does much to explain modern American society, and the thoughts in its pages will resonate for a long time.--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.