{"product_id":"the-naked-society","title":"The Naked Society","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor: Vance Paclard\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Pocket 75083 \u003cbr\u003eYear: 1965 Print: 1 Cover Price: $.75\u003cbr\u003eCondition: \u003ca title=\"Book Grades\" href=\"https:\/\/vintagebookseller.myshopify.com\/pages\/paperback-book-grading\"\u003eBook Grades.\u003c\/a\u003e Very Good Plus.  Light wear\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Non Fiction\/Socology\/Politcal Science\u003cbr\u003ePages: 306\u003cbr\u003e60126084E\u003cbutton class=\"SbLVJc\"\u003e\u003c\/button\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc NOp1Jf\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\"\u003eThe book argues that rapid advancements in technology and institutional growth are building a society with radically diminished privacy standards. Packard warns that the encroaching surveillance state mirrors George Orwell’s dystopian novel \u003cem class=\"eujQNb\"\u003e1984\u003c!--TgQPHd||[]--\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd||[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\"\u003eKey areas of concern detailed in the book include:\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd||[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"KsbFXc U6u95 NOp1Jf\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"Z1qcYe\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"T286Pc\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"Yjhzub\"\u003eSurveillance Technology\u003c!--TgQPHd||[]--\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e: Packard highlights the widespread adoption of tools like hidden microphones, concealed cameras, and polygraph lie-detector tests.\u003c!--TgQPHd||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd||[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"Z1qcYe\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"T286Pc\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"Yjhzub\"\u003eInstitutional Intrusion\u003c!--TgQPHd||[]--\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e: He exposes how \"Big Government,\" corporations, schools, and credit bureaus collect personal data to track and manipulate citizens.\u003c!--TgQPHd||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd||[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"Z1qcYe\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"T286Pc\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"Yjhzub\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"yADgie\"\u003eCorporate Marketing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd||[]--\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"yADgie\"\u003e: The text heavily criticizes advertisers for aggressively exploiting private consumer data to develop psychological marketing schemes.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"Z1qcYe\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"T286Pc\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"Yjhzub\"\u003eGovernment Overreach\u003c!--TgQPHd||[]--\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e: Packard specifically denounces federal programs—such as proposals for a National Data Bank—comparing public data centralization to corporate data abuse.\u003c!--TgQPHd||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd||[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"Z1qcYe\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"T286Pc\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"Yjhzub\"\u003eSolutions\u003c!--TgQPHd||[]--\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e: The book concludes with a strong defense of personal liberty, outlining legal and social measures required to protect individual dignity.\u003c!--TgQPHd||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"vintagebookseller","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52243909837031,"sku":"60126084E","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0736\/0537\/files\/img105_065a5c46-62b6-4184-bbf5-4f96a4b89a0b.jpg?v=1782180033","url":"https:\/\/vintagebookseller.myshopify.com\/products\/the-naked-society","provider":"Vintage Bookseller ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}